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tectly

tectly adverb: covertly; privately; secretly.

Adverb

tectly (comparative more tectly, superlative most tectly)

  1. (obsolete) Covertly; privately; secretly.

Forms of tectly

comparativemore tectly
superlativemost tectly

Origin of tectly

From tect + -ly.

Questions about tectly

What does tectly mean?
Tectly means covertly; privately; secretly.
What part of speech is tectly?
Tectly is an adverb.

Words near tectly in the dictionary

  1. tectin
  2. tectite
  3. tectites
  4. tectivirus
  5. tectiviruses
  6. tectly
  7. tecto-
  8. tectobulbar
  9. tectocephalic
  10. tectocerebellar
  11. tectochrysin

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