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What is the adjective for secretively?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verbs secret and secrete which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

secret
  1. Being or kept hidden. [from late 14th c.]
  2. (obsolete) Withdrawn from general intercourse or notice; in retirement or secrecy; secluded.
  3. (obsolete) Faithful to a secret; not inclined to divulge or betray confidence; secretive, separate, apart.
  4. (obsolete) Separate; distinct.
  5. Synonyms:
      6. undercover, covert, underhand, clandestine, furtive, underground, conspiratorial, hush-hush, shrouded, surreptitious, sneaky, stealthy, backstairs, closet, private, privy, sly, sneak, sneaking, stealth, underhanded, black, shifty, ambiguous, backdoor, clouded, covered, dark, deep, enigmatical, mystic, mystical, obscure, occult, out-of-the-way, strange, surprise, top-secret, unenlightened, unintelligible, unseen, veiled, behind someone's back, behind-the-scenes, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner, hugger-mugger, in ambush, on the QT, hidden … more
  6. Examples:
      7. “Angela has been getting messages from someone claiming to be her secret admirer.”
      “Rumor has it that the glamorous couple are planning a secret wedding.”
      “The bookcase is actually a secret door that leads into his private study.”
secretive
  1. Having an inclination to secrecy.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. reticent, uncommunicative, reserved, quiet, silent, withdrawn, taciturn, unforthcoming, mysterious, enigmatic, private, secret, cryptic, close, introverted, closemouthed, guarded, deep, dark, discreet, cautious, introvert, covert, clamlike, furtive, hushed, zipped, cagey, backstairs, feline, sly, undercover, coy, tight-lipped, close-mouthed, self-contained, tight-mouthed, non-communicative, on the QT, clammed up, buttoned up, in chambers, in privacy, in private, in the background, in the dark, playing your cards close to your chest, unresponsive, unsociable, distant … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The usually secretive agency is best known for its major role in creating the Internet.”
      “Although they yard together in spring, during most of the year, moose are solitary secretive animals and very wary of mankind.”
      “Not the friendliest neighbor in the rain forest, the goshawk is one of the most secretive of birds when it comes to nesting.”
secretitious
  1. (dated) Parted by animal secretion.
secretory
  1. Of, pertaining to, or used in secretion.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. endocrine, endocrinal, glandular, hormonal, pituitary
  3. Examples:
      4. “The tapetal tissue has a secretory role providing essential nutrients required for microspore and pollen grain development.”
      “Golgi apparatus producing secretory vesicles, and mitochondria were found throughout the tube.”
      “An efferent cuticular tubule, or duct, leads out of the end of the vesicle towards the center of the secretory lobe.”
secretional
  1. Relating to secretions.
secrette
  1. Obsolete spelling of secret
secretable
  1. That may be secreted
secrete
  1. (obsolete, rare) separated
secretted
  1. simple past tense and past participle of secret
secretting
  1. present participle of secret
secreted
  1. (US) simple past tense and past participle of secret
  2. Synonyms:
      3. emitted, emanated, exuded, discharged, excreted, extravasated, extruded, oozed, produced, leached, leaked, released, perspired, squirted, sweated, sweat, gave off, given off, sent out, issued, dripped, ejected, expelled, cast, seeped, spouted, shed, evacuated, wept, weeped, output, passed, radiated, exhaled, sent forth, vented, expired, let off, irradiated, bled, shot, voided, gushed, spewed, effused, jetted, reeked, spilled, spilt, evolved … more
secreted
  1. simple past tense and past participle of secrete
  2. Synonyms:
      3. emitted, emanated, exuded, discharged, excreted, extravasated, extruded, oozed, produced, leached, leaked, released, perspired, squirted, sweated, sweat, gave off, given off, sent out, issued, dripped, ejected, expelled, cast, seeped, spouted, shed, evacuated, wept, weeped, output, passed, radiated, exhaled, sent forth, vented, expired, let off, irradiated, bled, shot, voided, gushed, spewed, effused, jetted, reeked, spilled, spilt, evolved … more
secreting
  1. (US) present participle of secret
  2. Synonyms:
      3. emitting, emanating, exuding, discharging, excreting, extravasating, extruding, oozing, producing, leaching, leaking, releasing, perspiring, squirting, sweating, giving off, sending out, expelling, ejecting, issuing, spouting, evacuating, passing, radiating, exhaling, sending forth, venting, expiring, irradiating, shooting, voiding, giving out, dripping, throwing out, gushing, spewing, effusing, casting, jetting, reeking, spilling, evolving, yielding, pouring out, shedding, ejaculating, pouring, transmitting, diffusing, disgorging … more
secreting
  1. present participle of secrete
  2. Synonyms:
      3. emitting, emanating, exuding, discharging, excreting, extravasating, extruding, oozing, producing, leaching, leaking, releasing, perspiring, squirting, sweating, giving off, sending out, expelling, ejecting, issuing, spouting, evacuating, passing, radiating, exhaling, sending forth, venting, expiring, irradiating, shooting, voiding, giving out, dripping, throwing out, gushing, spewing, effusing, casting, jetting, reeking, spilling, evolving, yielding, pouring out, shedding, ejaculating, pouring, transmitting, diffusing, disgorging … more
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