单词 | intently |
释义 | intentlyadv. In an intent manner; with strained attention or close application; earnestly, eagerly. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > attention > earnest attention, concentration > [adverb] intentivelyc1290 studiouslya1382 intentlyc1425 wistlya1500 poringly1594 intensively1637 wistfully1664 fixedly1702 concentratedly1794 α. 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.c1425 Wyntoun Cron. viii. xviii. 129 Ðe Brws it lukyd ententely. 1489 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (Adv.) i. 613 He lukyt ye seyle ententily. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.c1425 |
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