Standard Lemma guide

covertly

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: K OW0 V ER1 T L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

In a covert manner, secretly.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

in a covert manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he did it covertly

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: overtly

History

Etymology

From Middle English covertli, equivalent to covert + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Spanish: encubiertamente — secretly