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Selfsame and Closely

adjective

  • Being the exact same one; not any other:.
    • usage: "this is the identical room we stayed in before"; "the themes of his stories are one and the same"; "saw the selfsame quotation in two newspapers"; "on this very spot"; "the very thing he said yesterday"; "the very man I want to see"

adverb

  • In a close relation or position in time or space.
    • usage: "the onsets were closely timed"; "houses set closely together"; "was closely involved in monitoring daily progress"
  • In an attentive manner.
    • usage: "he remained close on his guard"
  • In a close manner.
    • usage: "the two phenomena are intimately connected"; "the person most nearly concerned"
  • (adv.) Secretly; privately.
  • (adv.) In a close manner.