privily
UK/ˈpɹɪvɪli/
privily adverb: secretly, in secret; in a private manner; privately.
Adverb
privily (comparative more privily, superlative most privily)
- 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... - Thou, Richard, shalt to the Duke of Norfolk, / And tell him privily of our intent.c. 1591–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Third Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard...
- Gaveston: Why do you not commit him to the Tower?
privily meaning in Tamil
privily in Tamil
- ஒளிவளவாய்
Examples of privily in a sentence
- Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Matthew 1:19:
- They moved camp in the morning, without breakfast except for a crumbling chunk of dry pemmican which Aaron chewed privily.1949, Sinclair Lewis, chapter 36, in The God-Seeker, New York: Popular Library, page 196:
- ‘I have tidings I know you will be anxious to hear, sweet sister, but they are best spoken of privily.’1999, George R.R. Martin, A Clash of Kings, Bantam, published 2011, page 398:
Forms of privily
| comparative | more privily |
|---|---|
| superlative | most privily |
| alternative form | prively |
| alternative form | priuely |
| alternative form | pryvely |
| alternative form | pryuely |
Origin of privily
From Middle English prively; equivalent to privy + -ly.
Questions about privily
- What does privily mean?
- Privily means secretly, in secret; in a private manner; privately.
- What is privily in Tamil?
- Privily in Tamil is ஒளிவளவாய். See Privily meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use privily in a sentence?
- Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily.
- What part of speech is privily?
- Privily is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce privily?
- Privily is pronounced /ˈpɹɪvɪli/ (UK).
Words near privily in the dictionary
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