2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Privately \Pri"vate*ly\, adv
1. In a private manner; not openly; without the presence of
others
2. In a manner affecting an individual; personally not
officially; as he is not privately benefited.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
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: {in private}] [ant: {publicly}]
2: by a private person or interest; "a privately financed
campaign" [ant: {publicly}]
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