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privately

 
/ˈprɑɪ·vɪt·li/ adv [not gradable] (PERSONALLY)

Definition

Could I speak with you privately (= without other people present)? Despite his public support, privately (= in his own mind) he was worried.
(Definition of privately adv (PERSONALLY) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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