intimately intimately /ˈɪntɪmətli/

adverb

1. () In a close manner  ( nearly , closely , intimately )
   in a close manner
    The two phenomena are intimately connected
   the two phenomena are intimately connected
    The person most nearly concerned
   the person most nearly concerned
   
2. With great or especially intimate knowledge  ( intimately , well )
   with great or especially intimate knowledge
    We knew them well
   we knew them well