Emily Dickinson Lexicon

IN'TI-MATE-LY, adv.

1. Closely; with close intermixture and union of parts; as, two fluids intimately mixed.
2. Closely; with nearness of friendship or alliance; as, two friends intimately united; two families intimately connected.
3. Familiarly; particularly; as, to be intimately acquainted with facts or with a subject.