 3 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
closely
adverb
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 The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Closely \Close"ly\, adverb
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 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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