confidentially

/kənfɪdɛnʃəli/

in a confidential manner

The CEO discussed the merger confidentially with the board members.

This means the discussion was kept secret and only shared with authorized personnel.

formal

In a way that is kept secret or private, only shared with authorized individuals

She spoke confidentially to her lawyer about the sensitive issue.

Here, 'confidentially' emphasizes the privacy of the conversation.

Often used in legal, business, or diplomatic contexts to denote secrecy.

Collocations

speak confidentiallyto talk in private, keeping the conversation secretconfidentially agreedan agreement reached in secret, not publicly disclosed

Confidentially is often used in formal writing and professional settings to emphasize secrecy.

From 'confidential' (relating to confidence or secrets) + '-ly' (adverb suffix), derived from Latin 'confidentia' (confidence).

Used to describe the manner of keeping information secret or restricted to authorized persons.

confidential

relating to secrets or privacy

root

-ly

adverb suffix indicating manner

suffix

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