Intimately
//ˈɪntɪmətli// adv
adv ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 In an intimate manner.
"I have tried to find friends like me […] but have failed to form even one prolonged relationship. Only a few of them could understand how I felt and a couple of them allowed me to express my love as intimately and vigorously as I wanted to."
Adverb
- 1 with great or especially intimate knowledge wordnet
- 2 in a close manner wordnet
Example
More examples"I have known intimately a great many persons who were absorbed in the arts."
Etymology
From intimate + -ly.
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