inly

• POS: Adverb
• HYPHEN: in=ly

CIDE DICTIONARY

inly, a. [OE. inlich, AS. inlīc. See In.].

 Internal; interior; secret.  [1913 Webster]
"Didst thou but know the inly touch of love."  [1913 Webster]

inly, adv. 

 Internally; within; in the heart.  Milton.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

inly, adv. poet.
1 inwardly; in the heart.
2 intimately; thoroughly.

Etymology

OE innlice (as IN, -LY(2))

ROGET THESAURUS

inly

Interiority

N interiority, inside, interior, interspace, subsoil, substratum, intrados, contents, substance, pith, marrow, backbone, heart, bosom, breast, abdomen, vitals, viscera, entrails, bowels, belly, intestines, guts, chitterings, womb, lap, penetralia, recesses, innermost recesses, cave, interior, internal, inner, inside, inward, intraregarding, inmost, innermost, deep seated, gut, intestine, intestinal, inland, subcutaneous, abdominal, coeliac, endomorphic, interstitial, inwrought, inclosed, home, domestic, indoor, intramural, vernacular, endemic, internally, inwards, within, in, inly, here in, there in, where in, ab intra, withinside, in doors, within doors, at home, in the bosom of one's family.