Meanings
adverbconfidentially (comparative more confidentially, superlative most confidentially)
comparative more confidentially · superlative most confidentially
- In a confidential manner.
He leant towards her confidentially, "He was thrown out of Rome, see?"
1966, James Workman, The Mad Emperor, Melbourne, Sydney: Scripts, page 75Synonyms: in confidence
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbIn a confidential manner.
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Catalan confidencialment
- confidencialmentin a confidential manner
French confidentiellement
- confidentiellementin a confidential manner
German unter vier Augen
- unter vier Augenin a confidential manner
Greek εμπιστευτικά
- εμπιστευτικά (empisteftiká)in a confidential manner
Icelandic í trúnaði, undir fjögur augu
- í trúnaðiin a confidential manner
- undir fjögur auguin a confidential manner
Italian confidenzialmente
- confidenzialmentein a confidential manner
Portuguese confidencialmente
- confidencialmentein a confidential manner
Spanish confidencialmente
- confidencialmentein a confidential manner
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confidentially. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/confidentially
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“confidentially.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/confidentially. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “confidentially,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/confidentially.
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