Privately

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Privately \Pri"vate*ly\ (pr[imac]"v[asl]t*l[y^]), adv.
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     1. In a private manner; not openly; without the presence of
        others.
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     2. In a manner affecting an individual; personally; not
        officially; as, he is not privately benefited.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  25 Moby Thesaurus words for "privately":
     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