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inly

adj
/ˈɪnli/UK

Etymology

From Middle English inly, inliche, from Old English inlīċe (“inwardly”), equivalent to in + -ly.

  1. inherited from inlīc — “inner, inward”
  2. inherited from inly

Definitions

  1. Inward

    Inward; interior; secret.

    • Didst thou but know the inly touch of love Thou wouldst as soon go kindle fire with snow As seek to quench the fire of love with words.

  2. Inwardly, within

    Inwardly, within; internally; secretly.

    • I have inly wept, Or should have spoke ere this.
    • His offering soon propitious fire from heaven / Consumed with nimble glance, and grateful steam; / The other's not, for his was not sincere; / Whereat he inly raged,
    • Thou hidden love of God, whose height, / Whose depth unfathom'd no man knows; I see from far they beauteous light, / Inly I sigh for thy repose:

  3. Heartily, completely, fully, thoroughly

    Heartily, completely, fully, thoroughly; extremely.

    • Ne was their salue, ne was their medicine, / That mote recure their wounds: so inly they did tine.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for inly. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA