Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
privily is an adverb meaning "confidentially or in secret". It carries one recorded sense.
confidentially or in secret
“told her friend privily that she was planning to be married”
archaism
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for privily come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.
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