closely

adverb
/ˈkləʊsliː/

In a close manner.

Example

“Finnish and Estonian are closely related languages.”

Other meanings

secretly; privately

Example sentences

“How closely are insects and crustaceans related?”
Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0
“Are international leaders working together more closely?”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
“Animals are closely related to fungi.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “closely” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.