closely
Meaning
- In a close manner.
- (obsolete) secretly; privately
Concepts
closely
nearly
tightly
almost
intimately
close
carefully
tight
attentively
near
nearby
densely
narrowly
exactly
inseparably
thoroughly
compactly
about
contiguously
minutely
hard
thickly
firmly
adjacently
comprehensively
in detail
together
precisely
close up
strictly
all but
securely
snugly
rigidly
fixedly
suddenly
fast
unswervingly
shortly
shoulder to shoulder
side by side
ceaselessly
endlessly
close behind
following like a puppy dog
tag along behind somebody
tread on the heels of
everywhere
with compression
inly
just
nicely
proximately
thick
gingerly
accurate
accurately
exact
particulary
precise
properly
around
at hand
close at hand
hot
nigh
stringently
mainly
mostly
friendly
immediately
greatly
amicably
crowded
well
secretly
close together
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkləʊsliː/
Etymology
From close + -ly.
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