intimately

English

Etymology

intimate + -ly

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɪntɪmətli/
  • Hyphenation: in‧ti‧mate‧ly

Adverb

intimately (comparative more intimately, superlative most intimately)

  1. In an intimate manner.
    • 1980 August 9, anonymous author, “Inside Burning”, in Gay Community News, page 4:
      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.

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