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privily Definition


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privy
adj
    1. Allowed to share in (secret discussions, etc) or be in the know about secret plans, happenings, etc.
      Thesaurus: informed about, aware of, wise to, in on, in the know about (slang), cognizant of, apprised of; Antonym: unaware of.
      Form: privy to something
    2. old use
      Secret; hidden.
      Thesaurus: confidential, secret, intimate, top secret, off the record, personal, hush-hush (slang), private, hidden; Antonym: public.
noun
    privies
    1. old use
      A lavatory.
      Thesaurus: bathroom, toilet, john (slang), can (US slang), head (slang); water closet, lavatory, latrine, loo (slang).
Derivative: privily
adverb
    Etymology: 13c: from French privé a private thing, from Latin privatus private.



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