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View synonyms for privily

privily

[ priv-uh-lee ]

adverb

  1. in a privy manner; secretly.


privily

/ ˈprɪvɪlɪ /

adverb

  1. archaic.
    in a secret way
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of privily1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English; privy, -ly
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Example Sentences

Now faring with the King was one Gamal, & he rode up to one of the peasants who was a friend of his and spoke privily with him.

Item, Because in the convents of women men come not but underhand, privily, and by stealth?

Being a just man, and not willing to make her a public example, he was minded to put her away privily.

Then Joseph her husband being a just man, and not wishing to make her a public example, was minded to put her away privily.

Hast thou noted of her that whiles she goeth away privily by night and cloud?

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