Inly

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈɪnli/

Origin

Old English inlic (adj), inlice (adv).

Adjective

adjective

1. (obsolete) Inward; interior; secret.
• ShakespeareDidst thou but know the inly touch of love.

Full definition of inly

Adverb

1. (now rare) Inwardly, within; internally; secretly.
• Miltonwhereat he inly raged
2. (obsolete) Heartily, completely, fully, thoroughly; extremely.
• Spenser Faerie Queene, II.xi:Ne was their salue, ne was their medicine,
  That mote recure their wounds: so inly they did tine.