Main Entry: con·fi·den·tial

Pronunciation: \ˌkän-fə-ˈden(t)-shəl\

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 \-ˌden(t)-shē-ˈa-lə-tē\ noun

— con·fi·den·tial·ly \-ˈden(t)-sh(ə-)lē\ adverb