1.
[syn: privately, in private, in camera]
2. by a private person or interest;
- Example: "a privately financed campaign"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
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2. In a manner affecting an individual; personally; not
officially; as, he is not privately benefited.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
privately
adv 1: 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]
2: by a private person or interest; "a privately financed
campaign" [ant: publicly]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
25 Moby Thesaurus words for "privately":
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