privately

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adverb kept private or confined to those intimately concerned
  2. adverb by a private person or interest

Etymology

From private + -ly.

In classic literature

Synonyms

in private, in camera

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