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Illy vs Inly - What's the difference?

illy | inly |

As adverbs the difference between illy and inly

is that illy is badly; poorly while inly is inwardly, within; internally; secretly.

As an adjective inly is

inward; interior; secret.

illy

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • Badly; poorly.

    • Anagrams

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    inly

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (obsolete) Inward; interior; secret.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Didst thou but know the inly touch of love.

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • Inwardly, within; internally; secretly.
  • * Milton
    • whereat he inly raged
  • * Thomas Hardy
    • Thus tempted, the lust to avenge me / Germed inly and grew.
  • (obsolete) Heartily, completely, fully, thoroughly; extremely.
  • * , II.xi:
    • Ne was their salue, ne was their medicine, / That mote recure their wounds: so inly they did tine.