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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

intimately en · ADV

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /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

  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. 1980 August 9, anonymous author, “Inside Burning”, in Gay Community News, page 4:

Forms

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more intimately Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most intimately Degree=Sup lexicographic

Synonyms

inly

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)