"nearlier" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1689, John Locke, A letter concerning toleration:",
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        "comparative form of nearly: more nearly; more closely."
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        "(archaic) comparative form of nearly: more nearly; more closely."
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        "(archaic) comparative form of nearly: more nearly; more closely."
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