3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Closely \Close"ly\, adv. 1. In a close manner. [1913 Webster] 2. Secretly; privately. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] That nought she did but wayle, and often steepe Her dainty couch with tears which closely she did weepe. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] 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
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