intimately
adverb/ˈɪntɪmətli/
/ˈɪntɪmətli/
- in a very close and friendly way
- The characters in the film become intimately involved in each other's lives.
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- in a private and personal, and often a sexual, way
- She was talking intimately with a young man.
- They touched each other intimately.
- if you know somebody/something intimately, you know them/it in a very detailed and complete way
- They were intimately familiar with the US laws and regulations.
- an area of the country that he knew intimately
- intimately connected/linked/related/involved connected or involved in a very close way
- The two issues are intimately connected.
- She was intimately involved in the project.
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