privily
[priv-uh-lee]
adverb
in a privy manner; secretly.
Origin of privily
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Related Words for privily
quietly, clandestinely, surreptitiously, covertly, privately, personally, furtively, stealthily, confidentially, hush-hush, intimately, obscurely, slyly, insidiously, unobservedExamples from the Web for privily
Historical Examples of privily
But oughtn't these things be done by night, privily, as they should bury the dead?
The Wind BlowethBrian Oswald Donn-Byrne
Twice only did he hastily turn away and privily wipe his eyes.
Margery [Gred], CompleteGeorg Ebers
But where, and how, were these traitors "privily brought in?"
The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the GalatiansG. G. Findlay
But Holyday's father dragged the scholar aside to talk with him privily.
Captain RavenshawRobert Neilson Stephens
That thou wouldst be pleased to see him privily, my liege, answered Cecil.
HildebrandAnonymous
privily
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