释义
[ priv -uh -lee ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈprɪv ə li / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adverb in a privy manner; secretly.
Origin of privily Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at privy, -ly
Words nearby privily privet hawk, privilege, privileged, privileged altar, privileged site, privily , privity, priv. pr., privy, privy chamber, privy coat
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Example sentences from the Web for privily This, however, I have noticed often: and all I have ever learned has been in intimacy and privily and more or less casually.
William Sharp (Fiona Macleod) | Elizabeth A. Sharp
Tatan Nene bent toward Labordette to ask him privily who this Bismarck might be, for she did not know him.
Nana, The Miller's Daughter, Captain Burle, Death of Olivier Becaille | Emile Zola
Lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart.
The Hart and the Water-Brooks; | John R. Macduff
Hast heard aught of, or communicated with, the traitor thou didst denounce to me privily yesterday?
Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 (of 2) | John Roby
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British Dictionary definitions for privily adverb archaic , or literary in a secret way
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Words related to privily quietly, clandestinely, surreptitiously, covertly, privately, personally, furtively, stealthily, confidentially, hush-hush, intimately, obscurely, slyly, sub rosa, behind closed doors, in camera, in confidence, in secret, insidiously, on the sly