'Privately' definitions:
Definition of 'privately'
From: WordNet
adverb
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: privately, in private, in camera] [ant: in public, publically, publicly]
adverb
By a private person or interest; "a privately financed campaign" [ant: publicly]
Definition of 'Privately'
From: GCIDE
- Privately \Pri"vate*ly\ (pr[imac]"v[asl]t*l[y^]), adv. [1913 Webster]
- 1. In a private manner; not openly; without the presence of others. [1913 Webster]
- 2. In a manner affecting an individual; personally; not officially; as, he is not privately benefited. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'privately'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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
Words containing 'Privately'
- In private,
- Private,
- Privateer,
- Privateered,
- Privateering,
- Privateness,
- Privation,
- Privative,
- Privatively,
- Privativeness,
- privates,
- privatization,
- privatize,
- Private act,
- Private nuisance,
- Private soldier,
- Private statute,
- Private way,
- Privateer, SC,
- alpha privative,
- buck private,
- private citizen,
- private corporation,
- private corporations,
- private detective,
- private enterprise,
- private eye,
- private foundation,
- private instructor,
- private investigator,
- private law,
- private line,
- private parts,
- private practice,
- private property,
- private road,
- private school,
- private treaty,
- privative term,
- Private international law,
- private security force,
- private-enterprise,
- privately held corporation