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se·cre·tive

 (sē′krĭ-tĭv, sĭ-krē′tĭv)
adj.
1.
a. Having a tendency to keep one's thoughts or activities unknown to others: a secretive neighbor; secretive spy agencies.
b. Characterized by or done in secrecy: a secretive meeting; a secretive act.
2. Suggestive of the keeping of secrets: a secretive look; a secretive whisper.
3. Tending to remain concealed. Used of animals.

se′cre·tive·ly adv.
se′cre·tive·ness n.
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Adv.1.secretively - in a secretive manner; with a preference for secrecy; "the teacher raised a hand to him, slightly and secretively, because he was her favorite"
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Translations
بِكِتْمان
rezervovaně
hemmelighedsfuldt
titokzatoskodóan
laumulega
rezervovane
gizlilik içindesır vermeden

secretively

[ˈsiːkrətɪvlɪ] ADV
1. (= furtively) [behave, smile] → con mucho secreto
2. (= in secret) → a escondidas
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secretively

[ˈsiːkrɪtɪvli] adven cachette
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secretively

advgeheimnisvoll; (= in secret)heimlich; to behave secretivelygeheimnistuerisch sein
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secret

(ˈsiːkrit) adjective
hidden from, unknown to, or not told to, other people. a secret agreement; He kept his illness secret from everybody.
noun
1. something which is, or must be kept, secret. The date of their marriage is a secret; industrial secrets.
2. a hidden explanation. I wish I knew the secret of her success.
ˈsecrecy noun
the state of being or the act of keeping secret.
ˈsecretive (-tiv) adjective
inclined to conceal one's activities, thoughts etc. secretive behaviour.
ˈsecretively adverb
ˈsecretiveness noun
ˈsecretly adverb
in such a way that others do not know, see etc. He secretly copied the numbers down in his notebook.
secret agent
a spy.
secret police
a police force whose activities are kept secret and which is concerned mostly with political crimes.
in secret
secretly. This must all be done in secret.
keep a secret
not to tell (something secret) to anyone else. You can't trust her to keep a secret.
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SECRETIVELY He claimed that the process has also been done secretively and that the tax waiver, which was granted on July 26, but was only announced to the public on August 18, is irregular.
Previously polio vaccination was secretively opposed in a 12 union councils of this district by a handful of clergy.
The meals are held secretively, with at least one recently held at an art gallery owned by a millionaire donor, with no official notes taken of what was discussed.
With the amount of drugs I had to divert from the workplace, hide to avoid detection by coworkers and family, use secretively, and maintain a facade of normalcy until time to report for work the next day, this disease itself was another fulltime job.
The official welcomed international investors to bid for mining rights via the ministry's official channels, but warned against foreigners lobbying secretively. "Come and participate -- we will fully collaborate with [international firms].
"We do not think a moratorium would have deterred He Jiankui, who acted secretively and in breach of a clear scientific consensus that germline genome editing should not be used in the clinic at this time," Sarah Norcross, director of Britain-based Progress Educational Trust, said in a statement.
Her number was suspected of being a 'pool phone' used secretively by prisoners, police said.
Between June and September 2017, she had more than 1,500 contacts - including calls, texts and WhatsApp messages - with the killer on a number suspected of being a 'pool phone' used secretively by prisoners.
After a while, she secretively whispered in my ear, 'Dad, why are there so many Chinese in this place?' Laughing inside, I told her, 'Hija, this is their country.
Why did you plan secretively? Why didn't you even inform your top leadership, and why did you let your boy run around fighting with anyone in his way?
Like it or not he openly and secretively declared and presumed to be the ultimate choice to be the boss.