different between inly vs indy

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English inly, from Old English inl?c (“inner, inward”), equivalent to in +? -ly.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??nli/

Adjective

inly (comparative more inly, superlative most inly)

1. (obsolete) Inward; interior; secret.

Etymology 2

From Middle English inly, inliche, from Old English inl??e (“inwardly”), equivalent to in +? -ly.

Adverb

inly (comparative more inly, superlative most inly)

1. (now rare) Inwardly, within; internally; secretly.
   • 1738, Paul Gerhard, "Thou Hidden Love of God," translated by John Wesley, in The Wesleyan Methodist Hymn Book, London, 1869, p.325, [1]

     Thou hidden love of God, whose height, / Whose depth unfathom'd no man knows; I see from far they beauteous light, / Inly I sigh for thy repose:

   • 1852, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Uncle Tom's Cabin, Vol. II, Chapter XXXV, [2]

     His heart inly relented,—there was a conflict,—but sin got the victory, and he set all the force of his rough nature against the conviction of his conscience.

   • 1852, Matthew Arnold, "Human Life" in The Poems of Matthew Arnold, 1840-1867, Oxford University Press, 1909, lines 1-6 [3]

     What mortal, when he saw, / Life's voyage done, his heavenly Friend, / Could ever yet dare tell him fearlessly: / 'I have kept uninfring'd my nature's law; / The inly-written chart thou gavest me / To guide me, I have steer'd by to the end'?

   • 1909, Thomas Hardy, "The Flirt's Tragedy" in Time's Laughingstocks and Other Verses, London: Macmillan & Co., 1928, [4]

     Thus tempted, the lust to avenge me / Germed inly and grew.

   • 1914, Rabindranath Tagore, The King of the Dark Chamber, New York: Macmillan, p. 132, [5]

     A mighty forest inly smokes and smoulders before it bursts into a conflagration:

2. (obsolete) Heartily, completely, fully, thoroughly; extremely.

Anagrams

• lyin'

English

Etymology 1

From independent, by shortening, +? -y

Noun

indy (plural indies)

1. An independent entity.

Adjective

indy (not comparable)

1. Independent, unaffiliated (especially not affiliated with a major organization or company).

Usage notes

Usage of indie and indy depends on context. For popular culture, indie is preferred, but for wrestling on the independent circuit, indy is preferred.

Related terms

• indie

Etymology 2

From Indianapolis (“location of major car race”)

Noun

indy (plural indies)

1. cars designed to meet the rules on the Indianapolis 500 car race.

Anagrams

• Yidn, dyin'