privily

privily
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ORIGIN Old French prive 'private' , also 'private place' , from Latin privatus 'withdrawn from public life' .

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  • Privily — Priv i*ly, adv. In a privy manner; privately; secretly. Chaucer. 2 Pet. ii. 1. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • privily — adverb confidentially or in secret told her friend privily that she was planning to be married • Usage Domain: ↑archaism, ↑archaicism …   Useful english dictionary

  • privily — adverb see privy I …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • privily — /priv euh lee/, adv. in a privy manner; secretly. [1250 1300; ME; see PRIVY, LY] * * * …   Universalium

  • privily — adverb In a private manner; privately …   Wiktionary

  • privily — adv. RG. 518. Alys. 3765 …   Oldest English Words

  • privily — adv. secretly, covertly, clandestinely, surreptitiously …   English contemporary dictionary

  • privily — ad. Privately, secretly …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • privily — priv·i·ly …   English syllables

  • privily — /ˈprɪvəli/ (say privuhlee) adverb Archaic in a privy manner; secretly …  

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