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prively

prively is the obsolete spelling of privily.

Meaning of privily

Adverb

privily (comparative more privily, superlative most privily)

  1. (archaic) Secretly, in secret; in a private manner; privately.
    • Gaveston: Why do you not commit him to the Tower?
      King Edward: I dare not, for the people love him well.
      Gaveston: Why, then we'll have him privily made away.1594, Christopher Marlow[e], The Troublesome Raigne and Lamentable Death of Edward the Second, King of England: […], London: […] [Eliot’s Court Press] for Henry Bell, […], published 1622, →OCLC, [Act...

Questions about prively

What is prively the obsolete spelling of?
Prively is the obsolete spelling of privily.

Words near prively in the dictionary

  1. privatopian
  2. privatopias
  3. prived
  4. priveledge
  5. priveledges
  6. prively
  7. privet
  8. privet hawk moth
  9. privet hawk moths
  10. privets
  11. Privett

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