Meaning & use
Privily
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In a secret or private manner; stealthily.
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The conspirators met privily in the back room of the tavern.
He privily passed the note to his accomplice during the trial.
A note on using this word
An archaic adverb still occasionally found in older legal and literary texts, related to 'privy' (private).
Words with a similar meaning
secretlycovertly
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Words with an opposite meaning
openly
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