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inly

American  
[in-lee] / ˈɪn li /

adverb

  1. inwardly.

  2. intimately; deeply.


inly British  
/ ˈɪnlɪ /

adverb

  1. poetic inwardly; intimately

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of inly

before 900; Middle English inliche, Old English inlīce. See in, -ly

Example Sentences

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At the sight wept inly the faithful Rudeger.

From The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition by Unknown

Then inly was Sir Siegfried both well and ill apaid.

From The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition by Unknown

An unhappy biography weaves itself into the history of the inly dwelling Genius.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 353, March 1845 by Various

When every element The mind's high forces Have seized, subdued, and blent, No angel divorces Twin natures single grown, That inly mate them: Eternal love alone Can separate them.

From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 16 by Various

Though His heart was inly pierced with the pang of separation from Krishna, yet He did not express it outwardly lest His disciples should grieve.

From Chaitanya's Life And Teachings From his contemporary Begali biography the Chaitanya-charit-amrita by K???ad?sa Kavir?ja Gosv?mi

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