privily

Meanings

• adverb

  Secretly or in private; not openly or publicly.

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Variants

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privier , priviest , privily , privy

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Etymology

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From the Middle English word 'prive', meaning 'to conceal' or 'to hide'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'privily' is related to the word 'private', which comes from the Latin word 'privatus', meaning 'separated from the public'.

2. In Old English, the word for 'privily' was 'priwelic', which means 'belonging to oneself'.

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Related Concepts

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1. Confidentiality: The obligation to keep information secret, which is closely related to the concept of 'privily'.

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Quotes

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1. … to assure you that I am neither "privy" to, nor cognizant of, any such clique; and that I most potently disbelieve in the existence of any such.

   - Abraham Lincoln,letter,13 Oct. 1849

2. … there were no secrets in the little village to which he was not "privy".

   - Sidney Sheldon,{it}The Sands of Time{/it},1988

3. Halberstam and I and the other correspondents would have felt less beleaguered had we been "privy" to the secret debate in Washington.

   - Neil Sheehan,{it}A Bright Shining Lie{/it},1988

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Culture

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In literature, 'privily' is often used to convey a sense of secrecy or intrigue. For example, in Shakespeare's 'Othello', Iago plans to 'work his evil privily' to bring about Othello's downfall.

How to Memorize "privily"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a secret hideout or a person whispering in a hidden corner to memorize 'privily'.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'privily' with the idea of secrecy or hiddenness to help remember its meaning.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic phrase such as 'Privately, I hide my secrets' to remember the definition of 'privily'.

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