Definition of Intently

1. Adverb. With strained or eager attention. "Stood watching intently"

Partainyms: Intent

Definition of Intently

1. adv. In an intent manner; as, the eyes intently fixed.

Definition of Intently

1. Adverb. In an intent or focused manner. ¹

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Definition of Intently

1. in an unwavering manner [adv]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Intently

intentional walks
intentionalism
intentionalist
intentionalistic
intentionalistically
intentionalists
intentionalities
intentionality
intentionally
intentioned
intentionless
intentions
intentive
intentively
intentiveness
intently (current term)
intentness
intentnesses
intents
inter
inter-
inter-Palestine
inter-agency
inter-alpha-inhibitor
inter-group communication
inter-process communication
inter-racial
inter-service support
inter-war
inter alia

Literary usage of Intently

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Barchester Towers by Anthony Trollope (1906)
"... silent until Charlotte had completed her plans, and Mrs. Bold stood equally silent, intently occupied as it appeared in the arrangement of her rings. ..."

2. The Library of Literary Criticism of English and American Authors by Charles Wells Moulton (1904)
"He watched them intently while they read—at last his wife said : " I don't understand what the man means; it is gibberish. " The delighted humorist sank in ..."

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