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privily

[ priv-uh-lee ]

/ ˈprɪv ə li /

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adverb

in a privy manner; secretly.

Origin of privily

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at privy, -ly

Words nearby privily

privet hawk, privilege, privileged, privileged altar, privileged site, privily, privity, privy, privy chamber, privy coat, privy council

Example sentences from the Web for privily

This, however, I have noticed often: and all I have ever learned has been in intimacy and privily and more or less casually.

William Sharp (Fiona Macleod) |Elizabeth A. Sharp
Tatan Nene bent toward Labordette to ask him privily who this Bismarck might be, for she did not know him.

Nana, The Miller's Daughter, Captain Burle, Death of Olivier Becaille |Emile Zola
Lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart.

The Hart and the Water-Brooks; |John R. Macduff
Hast heard aught of, or communicated with, the traitor thou didst denounce to me privily yesterday?

Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 (of 2) |John Roby

Each prayed her privily for her love, and strove all that he could to make him worthy of the gift, above his fellows.

French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France |Marie de France

British Dictionary definitions for privily

privily

/ (ˈprɪvɪlɪ) /

adverb

archaic, or literary in a secret way