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privily

[ priv-uh-lee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adverb

privily

/ ˈprɪvɪlɪ /

Origin of privily¹

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English; privy, -ly

Now faring with the King was one Gamal, & he rode up to one of the peasants who was a friend of his and spoke privily with him.

Item, Because in the convents of women men come not but underhand, privily, and by stealth?

Being a just man, and not willing to make her a public example, he was minded to put her away privily.

Then Joseph her husband being a just man, and not wishing to make her a public example, was minded to put her away privily.

Hast thou noted of her that whiles she goeth away privily by night and cloud?

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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