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English
Etymology
From intimate + -ly.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɪntɪmətli/
- Hyphenation: in‧ti‧mate‧ly
Adverb
intimately (comparative more intimately, superlative most intimately)
- 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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