Synonyms for closely

Grammar : Adv

Spell : verb klohz; adjective, adverb klohs or for 51, klohz; noun klohz for 59, 60, 63–65, 67, 68, klohs for 61, 62, 66

Phonetic Transcription : verb kloʊz; adjective, adverb kloʊs or for 51, kloʊz; noun kloʊz for 59, 60, 63–65, 67, 68, kloʊs for 61, 62, 66

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Définition of closely

Origin : 1550s, "secretly," from close (adj.) + -ly (2). From 1560s as "compactly," 1590s as "so as to enclose;" 1630s as "nearly."

adv approximately, carefully

Example sentences :

Their skin does not cling so closely as the skin of oranges.
Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 5 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences

I see how closely she observes him and Lady Susan, poor girl!
Extract from : « Lady Susan » by Jane Austen

He examined it closely, holding it up in front of the window.
Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser

He looked at it so closely that he did not miss even the stinger.
Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter

She looked at it closely, then she lifted the cover and examined the machine.
Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter

Her right arm appeared to be helpless, for she pressed it so closely to her breast.
Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola

Kingozi, watching her closely, seemed to see in this only a satisfactory symptom.
Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White

Of course, I was closely questioned; and I told the whole truth.
Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper

As he drove into the main street, two men observed him closely.
Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Then fill it up with strong cold vinegar, and stop it closely.
Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie

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