Covertly
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adverb
Quick meaning: Covertly is an adverb meaning In a covert manner, secretly.
Meaning
In a covert manner, secretly.
Example Sentences
Only a little removed from the predatory oafdom of male adolescence, he is suspicious of Christian and covertly protective of Cher's person and future.
Shimon’s interestingly stereotypical role as a conformist, but in reality covertly resistant, dominand […] is accentuated in the second half of the story[.]
Over at least the past year, RT and its employees, including KOSTIANTYN KALASHNIKOV, a/k/a "Kostya," and ELENA AFANASYEVA, a/k/a "Lena," the defendants, have deployed nearly $10 million, laundered through a network of foreign shell entities, to covertly fund and direct U.S. Company-1.
Antonyms for covertly
Common opposites include overtly.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include secretly, clandestinely, surreptitiously, privately, confidentially, concealedly.
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