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privately | privacy |

As an adverb privately

is in a private manner.

As a noun privacy is

the state of being private; the state of not being seen by others.

privately

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • In a private manner.
  • * {{quote-news
  • , year=2012 , date=May 13 , author=Andrew Benson , title=Williams's Pastor Maldonado takes landmark Spanish Grand Prix win , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Alonso and Ferrari may well privately regret the decision to delay their second pit stop until two laps after Maldonado made his on the 24th of 66 laps.}}

    Antonyms

    * publicly

    privacy

    Noun

  • The state of being private; the state of not being seen by others.
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  • *:Carried somehow, somewhither, for some reason, on these surging floods, were these travelers,. Even such a boat as the Mount Vernon offered a total deck space so cramped as to leave secrecy or privacy well out of the question, even had the motley and democratic assemblage of passengers been disposed to accord either.
  • See also

    * mind one's own business ----