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