Closely

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Closely \Close"ly\, adv.
     1. In a close manner.
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     2. Secretly; privately. [Obs.]
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              That nought she did but wayle, and often steepe
              Her dainty couch with tears which
              closely she did weepe.                --Spenser.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  closely
       adv 1: in a close relation or position in time or space; "the
              onsets were closely timed"; "houses set closely
              together"; "was closely involved in monitoring daily
              progress"
       2: in a close manner; "the two phenomena are intimately
          connected"; "the person most nearly concerned" [syn: {intimately},
           {nearly}]
       3: in an attentive manner; "he remained close on his guard"
          [syn: {close}, {tight}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  33 Moby Thesaurus words for "closely":
     all but, almost, as good as, barely, carefully, close, compactly,
     densely, firmly, hardly, heavily, heedfully, intently, just about,
     meticulously, mindfully, minutely, narrowly, near, nearly, nigh,
     nighhand, not quite, only just, pretty near, punctiliously,
     scrupulously, sharply, solidly, thick, thickly, thoughtfully,
     well-nigh