in|ly

in|ly «IHN lee», adverb, adjective.

–adv.

1. inwardly; within: »

What warm, poetic heart but inly bleeds, And execrates man's savage, ruthless deeds (Robert Burns).

2. thoroughly; deeply. SYNONYM(S): heartily, intimately, closely.

–adj. Obsolete.

1. inwardly felt; heartfelt: »

the inly touch of love (Shakespeare).

2. inward; interior.

╂[Old English inlīc, adjective; inlīce, adverb]