Covertly (as opposed to overly) means in secret, or while under cover.
For example:
"Covertly, the child sneaked into the kitchen to steal a cookie, by the time anyone had noticed he had been there he was already gone."
Hidden .
Yes, covertly is an adverb.Some example sentences using this word are:The spy covertly stole the secret plans.The police have been covertly watching him for weeks.
covertly
'en douce' means that it was done secretly or covertly, to avoid another person to object or know about it.
Covertly
No.
secretly
Secretly; in private; insidiously.
The opposite of openly is secretly, or covertly.
Generally used to refer to someone who is covertly making plans to thwart something or someone... Trying to get away with something by bypassing the normal processes.
how do you communicate covertly without any devices
quietly, sneakily, furtively, secretly, covertly, surreptitiously ..