IN'TIMATELY, adverb Closely; with close intermixture and union of parts; as two fluids intimately mixed. 1. Closely; with nearness of friendship or alliance; as two friends intimately united; two families intimately connected. 2. Familiarly; particularly; as, to be intimately acquainted with facts or with a subject.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI