privily

An archaic adverb meaning 'secretly' or 'in a private manner.' It was used in older English, particularly in legal and literary contexts, to describe actions done without public knowledge or in confidence.

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1. In a secret or confidential manner C2 formal british

   Done in a way that is not public or known to others; privately.

   • He privily informed the authorities of the plan.
   • The two conspirators met privily in the garden.
   • She privily slipped the note into his hand.

   🌐سرًا

   المرادفات: confidentiallycovertlyfurtivelyin secretprivatelysecretlystealthilysurreptitiously

   الأضداد: openlyovertlypublicly

• more privily comparative form
• most privily superlative form