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secretively

secretively adverb: in a secretive manner.

Adverb

secretively (comparative more secretively, superlative most secretively)

  1. In a secretive manner.

Forms of secretively

comparativemore secretively
superlativemost secretively

Origin of secretively

From secretive + -ly.

Questions about secretively

What does secretively mean?
Secretively means in a secretive manner.
What part of speech is secretively?
Secretively is an adverb.

Words near secretively in the dictionary

  1. secretions
  2. secretist
  3. secretists
  4. secretitious
  5. secretive
  6. secretively
  7. secretiveness
  8. secretly
  9. secretmonger
  10. secretmongers
  11. secretness

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