Close″ly, adv. 1. In a close manner.
2. Secretly; privately.
That nought she did but wayle, and often steepe
Her dainty couch with tears which
closely she did weepe.
Spenser.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.