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Definition of "inly" [in•ly]

  • In an inward manner; inwardly. (adverb)
  • With thorough knowledge or understanding. (adverb)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "inly" in a sentence
  • "Reading through the comments, there were inly a few schmucks who tried to defend this action."
  • "Many of you that pout and spew hate on Obama are inly contributing to the problem as you offer no real solutions to the problems we face."
  • "The inly thing that Hector did was leave out the words “with me” in the sentence I quoted."