privily
1Privily — Priv i*ly, adv. In a privy manner; privately; secretly. Chaucer. 2 Pet. ii. 1. [1913 Webster] …
2privily — privy ► ADJECTIVE (privy to) ▪ sharing in the knowledge of (something secret). ► NOUN (pl. privies) ▪ a toilet in a small shed outside a house. DERIVATIVES privily adverb. ORIGIN Old French prive private , also private place , from Latin priva …
3privily — adverb confidentially or in secret told her friend privily that she was planning to be married • Usage Domain: ↑archaism, ↑archaicism …
4privily — adverb see privy I …
5privily — /priv euh lee/, adv. in a privy manner; secretly. [1250 1300; ME; see PRIVY, LY] * * * …
6privily — adverb In a private manner; privately …
7privily — adv. RG. 518. Alys. 3765 …
8privily — adv. secretly, covertly, clandestinely, surreptitiously …
9privily — ad. Privately, secretly …
10privily — priv·i·ly …
