secretly

adv
/ˈsiː.kɹɪt.li/

Etymology

From secret + -ly.

  1. derived from *krey-
  2. derived from sēcrētus
  3. derived from secret
  4. inherited from secrette
  5. formed as secretly — “secret + -ly

Definitions

  1. In secret, covertly.

    • Mary cheated secretly in the test, and never got caught.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at secretly. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at secretly. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at secretly

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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