privately
adverb
1 privately
Kept private or confined to those intimately concerned:
— It was discussed privately between the two men.
— Privately, she thought differently.
— Some member of his own party hoped privately for his defeat.
synonyms: in camera, in private.
Roget 881: humbly etc. adj.; quietly, privately; without ceremony, without beat of drum; sans fa
2 privately
By a private person or interest.
Moby thesaurus: a huis clos, apart, aside, behind closed doors, by stealth, covertly, furtively, hugger-mugger, in camera, in chambers, in executive session, in person, in privacy, in private, in private conference, in privy, in propria persona, in the flesh, individually, januis clausis ... show more.
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