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English
Etymology
From intent + -ly.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɪnˈtɛntli/
- Hyphenation: in‧tent‧ly
Adverb
intently (comparative more intently, superlative most intently)
- In an intent or focused manner.
1913, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan, New York: Ballantine Books, published 1963, page 193:Her back was toward the jungle, and so she did not see the grasses part, or the savage face that peered from between. Little, bloodshot, close-set eyes scanned her intently, roving from time to time about the open beach for indications of the presence of others than herself.
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