1.
Information that is ~ is meant to be kept secret or private.
She accused them of leaking ~ information about her private life...
We’ll take good care and keep what you’ve told us strictly ~, Mr. Lane.
ADJ
~ly
People can phone in the knowledge that any information they give will be treated ~ly.
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~ity
...the ~ity of the client-solicitor relationship.
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2.
If you talk to someone in a ~ way, you talk to them quietly because what you are saying is secret or private.
‘Look,’ he said in a ~ tone, ‘I want you to know that me and Joey are cops.’...
His face suddenly turned solemn, his voice ~.
ADJ: usu ADJ n
~ly
Nash hadn’t raised his voice, still spoke rather softly, ~ly.
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