Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- In a confidential manner; in reliance on secrecy: as, to tell a person something confidentially.
Wiktionary
- adv. In a confidential manner.
- adv. Spoken of in a private manner.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adv. In confidence; in reliance on secrecy.
WordNet 3.0
- adv. in a confidential manner
Etymologies
- confidential + -ly (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Also, they are worried about regulators 'ability to maintain confidentially of any trade secrets divulged, according to testimony that insurers and trade groups have submitted in advance.”
The Wall Street Journal: Car Insurers Defend Their Credit-Score Use
“(Leans in confidentially) "And we all know about the blood sacrifices the Mayans made to their heathen gods ... now that's good cinema just waiting to happen!”
“If you are interested in this vacancy then please apply today to Penny Lilley - penny@langtonhowarth.com or call confidentially on 0113 380 1645.”
“It was to bring people aware that they could call confidentially on crimes.”
“The pages are nearly all newspaper articles, but one internal FBI document informed Hoover of the accident and says the police chief in Edgartown, Mass., "confidentially" advised that Kennedy was the driver.”
The Washington Post: FBI files show Edward Kennedy's life was constantly threatened
“Pelosi, Rockefeller, and several other congressmen "confidentially" expressed concern but did nothing.”
Martin Garbus: Angry and Furious at the Collaborationist Democrats
“But he lacks one thing and that is complete control within City Hall which could ultimately send him to the dunce's chair whispers confidentially which is currently occupied by one Mr. Meat.”
“Have private dinners with each one, dismiss your assistants so you can talk 'confidentially'.”
“The fact is," confidentially, "I may not look it but I am a good deal of a tenderfoot.”
“They're like the 'Piscopals in more ways' n one; both hates to be disturbed, both likes some shade, an '"-- confidentially --" both air pretty pernickity.”
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