Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Secretly; closely; in private; insidiously.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb Secretly; in private; insidiously.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In a
covert manner,secretly .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in a covert manner
Etymologies
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Examples
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We could all begin covertly wiretapping each other.
Balkinization 2007
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We could all begin covertly wiretapping each other.
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We could all begin covertly wiretapping each other.
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We could all begin covertly wiretapping each other.
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We could all begin covertly wiretapping each other.
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We could all begin covertly wiretapping each other.
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We could all begin covertly wiretapping each other.
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We could all begin covertly wiretapping each other.
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We could all begin covertly wiretapping each other.
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We could all begin covertly wiretapping each other.
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bilby commented on the word covertly
Labelling himself an abject failure at his chosen profession, Agent Covertly admitted to not having been able to infiltrate a single list.
December 4, 2008
mollusque commented on the word covertly
He should take lessons from the wordworm, who infiltrated grasshopper's lists.
December 4, 2008