Adverb: secretly see-krut-lee
- In secrecy; not openly; quietly
"met secretly to discuss the invasion plans"; "the children secretly went to the movies when they were supposed to be at the library";
- in secret, on the Q.T. [informal], on the QT [informal]
- Not openly; inwardly
"they were secretly delighted at his embarrassment"; "hoped secretly she would change her mind"
Encyclopedia: Secretly, Greatly