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Antonyms for privily


Grammar : Adv
Spell : priv-uh-lee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈprɪv ə li



Definition of privily

  • As in secretly : adv in hidden manner
Example sentences :
  • But oughtn't these things be done by night, privily, as they should bury the dead?
  • Extract from : « The Wind Bloweth » by Brian Oswald Donn-Byrne
  • Twice only did he hastily turn away and privily wipe his eyes.
  • Extract from : « Margery [Gred], Complete » by Georg Ebers
  • But where, and how, were these traitors "privily brought in?"
  • Extract from : « The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Galatians » by G. G. Findlay
  • But Holyday's father dragged the scholar aside to talk with him privily.
  • Extract from : « Captain Ravenshaw » by Robert Neilson Stephens
  • That thou wouldst be pleased to see him privily, my liege, answered Cecil.
  • Extract from : « Hildebrand » by Anonymous
  • But some drink it privily; for if they drunk it openly, they should be reproved.
  • Extract from : « The Travels of Sir John Mandeville » by John Mandeville
  • That night I privily departed, but she was not behind in weeping and prayer.
  • Extract from : « The Confessions of Saint Augustine » by Saint Augustine
  • The ministerial papers, privily warned, would have nothing to say to him.
  • Extract from : « Z. Marcas » by Honore de Balzac
  • There is nothing to do but privily to call the very bride--the lady herself.
  • Extract from : « The Grandissimes » by George Washington Cable
  • In the way wherein I walked have they privily laid a snare for me.
  • Extract from : « The King James Bible, Complete » by Various

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