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- Dictionarycovertly/ˈkəʊvəːtli/
adverb
- 1. without being openly acknowledged or displayed; secretly: "a transcript of a covertly taped meeting"
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noun. co· vert ˈkə-vərt ˈkō-vərt. also. ˈkə-vər. 1. a. : hiding place : shelter. b. : a thicket affording cover for game. c. : a masking or concealing device. 2. : a feather covering the bases of the quills of the wings and tail of a bird see wing illustration. 3.
secretly, or in a hidden way: Terrorists have been operating covertly in England. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Secrecy and privacy. anonymity. anonymization. anonymize. anonymously. data protection. dead men tell no tales idiom. dissimulate. dissimulation. down-low. on the quiet idiom. privacy settings. privately. under wraps idiom.
adverb. us / koʊˈvɝːt.li / uk / ˈkəʊ.vɜːt.li / Add to word list. secretly, or in a hidden way: Terrorists have been operating covertly in America. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Secrecy and privacy. anonymity. anonymization. anonymize. anonymously. cryptography. data protection. dead men tell no tales idiom. dissimulate. dissimulation
Define covertly. covertly synonyms, covertly pronunciation, covertly translation, English dictionary definition of covertly. adj. 1. Not openly practiced, avowed, engaged in, accumulated, or shown: covert military operations; covert funding for the rebels.
Synonyms for COVERTLY: clandestinely, conspiratorially, surreptitiously, collusively, furtively, stealthily, secretively, sneakily; Antonyms of COVERTLY: publicly, openly
Covertly definition: in a way that is concealed or disguised; secretly. See examples of COVERTLY used in a sentence.
Definition of covertly adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
