Meaning
- In a close manner.
- (obsolete) secretly; privately
Synonyms
carefully
close at hand
close behind
following like a puppy dog
tag along behind somebody
tread on the heels of
with compression
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkləʊsliː/
Etymology
From close + -ly.
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