2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Closely \Close"ly\, adv
1. In a close manner.
2. Secretly; privately. [Obs.]
That nought she did but wayle, and often steepe Her
dainty couch with tears which closely she did weepe.
--Spenser.
From WordNet r 1.6 [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 an attentive manner; "he remained close on his guard"
[syn: {close}, {tight}]
3: in a close manner; "the two phenomena are intimately
connected"; "the person most nearly concerned" [syn: {intimately},
{nearly}]
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