adj.
Pronunciation: ˌ kän-f ə - ' den(t)-sh ə l
Function: adjective
Date: 1759
1 : marked by intimacy or willingness to confide <a confidential tone>
2 : PRIVATE , SECRET < confidential information>
3 : entrusted with confidences <a confidential clerk>
4 : containing information whose unauthorized disclosure could be prejudicial to the national interest ― compare SECRET , TOP SECRET
– con · fi · den · ti · al · i · ty \ - ˌ den(t)-sh ē - ' a-l ə -t ē \ noun
– con · fi · den · tial · ly \ - ' den(t)-sh( ə -)l ē \ adverb