inly

[ in-lee ]

adverb

1. inwardly.
2. intimately; deeply.

inly

/ ˈɪnlɪ /

adverb

1. poetic.
   inwardly; intimately

Word History and Origins

Origin of inly¹

before 900; Middle English inliche, Old English inlīce. See in, -ly

Example Sentences

And this: "Theres inly one road in/out. Take them out when theyre coming in."

From Salon

Seattle’s Mindie Lind, a pianist, singer/songwriter and member of the band Inly, was all over it.

From Seattle Times

Seattle’s Mindie Lind, a pianist, singer/songwriter and member of the band Inly, was all over it.

From Seattle Times

These shall the fury Passions tear, The vultures of the mind, Disdainful Anger, pallid Fear,And Shame that skulks behind; Or pining Love shall waste their youth, Or Jealousy with rankling tooth, That inly gnaws the secret heart, And Envy wan, and faded Care, Grim-visaged comfortless Despair, And Sorrow's piercing dart.

From Slate

Derek Stolp Math faculty member Inly School, Scituate, Mass. “The Benevolence of Black Holes,” by Caleb Scharf, refers to a relationship in which a galaxy is a “host” to a black hole, such as the supermassive one at the center of the Milky Way.

From Scientific American