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单词 intently
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intentlyadv.

Brit. /ɪnˈtɛntli/, U.S. /ᵻnˈtɛntli/
Etymology: < intent adj. + -ly suffix2. Middle English had the kindred form ententely, intentily, ? after French ententement attentively, or reduced < ententifly: compare jolifliche, jollily.
In an intent manner; with strained attention or close application; earnestly, eagerly.
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the mind > attention and judgement > attention > earnest attention, concentration > [adverb]
intentivelyc1290
studiouslya1382
intentlyc1425
wistlya1500
poringly1594
intensively1637
wistfully1664
fixedly1702
concentratedly1794
α.
c1425 Wyntoun Cron. viii. xviii. 129 Ðe Brws it lukyd ententely.
1489 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (Adv.) i. 613 He lukyt ye seyle ententily.
β. 1635 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi Donzella Desterrada 123 So intently were all her thoughts busied in chastizing them.1695 Ld. Preston tr. Boethius Of Consol. Philos. iv. 182 When I consider intently thy Reasons.1772 R. Hurd Prophecies (1788) l. iii. 66 Intently prosecuting one entire scheme.1838 E. Bulwer-Lytton Alice I. i. viii. 60 Intently gazing on the scene below.1871 W. H. Ainsworth Tower Hill i. iii ‘'Tis mere fancy’, he rejoined, after listening for a moment intently.
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