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covertly
cov·ert C5735400 (kō′vərt, kō-vûrt′, kŭv′ərt)adj.1. Not openly practiced, avowed, engaged in, accumulated, or shown: covert military operations; covert funding for the rebels. See Synonyms at secret.2. Covered or covered over; sheltered.3. Law Being married and therefore protected by one's husband.n.1. A covering or cover.2. a. A covered place or shelter; hiding place.b. Thick underbrush or woodland affording cover for game.3. Zoology One of the small feathers covering the bases of the longer feathers of a bird's wings or tail.
[Middle English, from Old French, from past participle of covrir, to cover; see cover.]
cov′ert·ly adv.cov′ert·ness n.Thesaurus| Adv. | 1. | covertly - in a covert manner; "he did it covertly"overtly - in an overt manner; "he did it overtly" |
covertlyadverbIn a secret way:clandestinely, huggermugger, secretly, sub rosa.Idioms: by stealth, on the sly, under cover.TranslationsEncyclopediaSeecovertLegalSeeCovertcovertly
Related to covertly: surreptitiouslySynonyms for covertlyadv in a secret waySynonyms- clandestinely
- huggermugger
- secretly
- sub rosa
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