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closely
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As an adverb, closely means in a close manner.
Meanings of closely
3 meaningsadverb
In a close manner.
“Finnish and Estonian are closely related languages.”
“The borderline between East and West Berlin was very closely guarded.”
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”
Older and rare meanings (1)
obsoleteSecretly; privately
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).
Synonyms by meaning
adverb: in a close manner
Words that rhyme with closely
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