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Closed vs Closely - What's the difference?

closed | closely |

As an adjective closed

is sealed, made inaccessible or impassable; not open.

As a verb closed

is (close).

As an adverb closely is

in a close manner.

closed

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Sealed, made inaccessible or impassable; not open
  • (of a store or business) Not operating or conducting trade
  • Not public.
    • closed source
    a closed committee
  • (topology, of a set) Having an open complement.
  • (mathematics, of a set) Such that its image under the specified operation is contained in it.
    • The set of integers is closed under addition: \forall x,y\in\mathbb{Z}\,x+y\in\mathbb{Z}.
  • (mathematics, logic, of a formula) Lacking a free variable.

    • Synonyms

    * shut

    See also

    * close

    Verb

    (head)
  • (close)

    • Anagrams

    * (l) ----

    closely

    English

    Adverb

    (en-adv)
  • In a close manner.
    • Finnish and Estonian are closely related languages.
    The borderline between East and West Berlin was very closely guarded.
    The chairs are too closely spaced.
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  • (obsolete) secretly; privately
  • * Spenser
    • That nought she did but wayle, and often steepe / Her dainty couch with tears which closely she did weepe.