intimately en · ADV
Pronunciation
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- /ˈɪntɪmətli/
Etymology
Etymology tree English intimate Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English intimately From intimate + -ly.
Meanings
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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.
1980 August 9, anonymous author, “Inside Burning”, in Gay Community News, page 4:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more intimately | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most intimately | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (13)
pt intimamente (in an intimate manner) · ca íntimament (in an intimate manner) · fi läheisesti (in an intimate manner) · fi intiimisti (in an intimate manner) · bg интимно (in an intimate manner) · eo intime (in an intimate manner) · bg задушевно (in an intimate manner) · it intimamente (in an intimate manner) · es íntimamente (in an intimate manner) · fr intimement (in an intimate manner) · nl intiem (in an intimate manner) · pl intymnie (in an intimate manner) · gl intimamente (in an intimate manner)