'Closely' definitions:
Definition of 'closely'
(from WordNet)
adverb
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"
adverb
adverb
In a close manner; "the two phenomena are intimately connected"; "the person most nearly concerned" [syn: closely, intimately, nearly]
Definition of 'Closely'
From: 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]
Synonyms of 'closely'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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
Words containing 'Closely'
- Close,
- Closed,
- Closeness,
- Closing,
- To close on,
- To close with,
- close down,
- close in,
- close off,
- close out,
- close to,
- close up,
- closed in,
- closing off,
- closed closed inpredicate,
- A closed sea,
- Close borough,
- Close breeding,
- Close communion,
- Close corporation,
- Close fertilization,
- Close harmony,
- Close reef,
- Close time,
- Close to the wind,
- Close vowel,
- Closed chain,
- Letters close,
- To close upon,
- To close with the land,
- at close range,
- bank closing,
- close at hand,
- close call,
- close confining,
- close order,
- close quarters,
- close set,
- close shave,
- close support,
- close together,
- closed book,
- closed circuit,
- closed corporation,
- closed couplet,
- closed curve,
- closed fracture,
- closed gentian,
- closed interval,
- closed loop,
- closed minded,
- closed primary,
- closed session,
- closed shop,
- closed universe,
- closely knit,
- closing curtain,
- closing price,
- closing time,
- come close,
- draw close,
- hold close,
- plant closing,
- Close-banded,
- Close-barred,
- Close-bodied,
- Close-fights,
- Close-stool,
- Close-tongued,
- Couple-close,
- Couple-closes,
- Still-closing,
- bringing close together,
- close supporting fire,
- close-fitting,
- close-grained,
- close-hauled,
- close-knit,
- close-minded,
- close-packed,
- close-set,
- closed-captioned,
- closed-chain,
- closed-circuit,
- closed-door,
- closed-minded,
- closed-ring,
- closely held corporation,
- closely-held,
- closely-knit,
- real estate closing,
- simple closed curve,
- close-order drill,
- close-quarter fighting,
- closed-angle glaucoma,
- closed-circuit television,
- closed-class word,
- closed-end fund,
- closed-heart surgery,
- closed-loop system,
- closed-end investment company,
- involute closely coiled so that the axis is obscured