closely

adverb

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Pronunciation: /ˈkləʊsliː/

adv

Etymology: From close + -ly.

In a close manner.
“Finnish and Estonian are closely related languages.”
“The borderline between East and West Berlin was very closely guarded.”
secretly; privately
“That nought she did but wayle, and often steepe / Her dainty couch with tears which closely she did weepe.”