privily
privily · more privily · most privily
Secretly, in secret; in a private manner; privatelySecretly, in secret; in a private manner; privately.
/ˈpɹɪvɪli/
Meaning
1 senses(archaic)Secretly, in secret; in a private manner; privately.
confidentially or in secret
Origin
From Middle English prively; equivalent to privy + -ly.From Middle English prively; equivalent to privy + -ly.
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Forms
more privily, most privily| Comparative | more privily Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most privily |
regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.