Dictionary Definition
privately adv
1 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"; "he was questioned in private"
[syn: in
private, in camera]
[ant: publicly]
2 by a private person or interest; "a privately
financed campaign" [ant: publicly]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Adverb
privately- In a private manner.
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
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, personally,
privily, stealthily, sub rosa,
surreptitiously