interestedlyadv.
/ˈɪntrᵻstᵻdli/, /ˈɪnt(ə)rɛstᵻdli/, U.S. /ˈɪnt(ə)rəstədli/ In an interested manner; through self-interest; with interest or concern.
ΘΚΠ
society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > self-interest > [adverb]
interestedly1765
the mind > attention and judgement > [adverb]
curious1594
inquisitively1609
curiously1869
interestedly1886
the mind > attention and judgement > attention > earnest attention, concentration > [adverb] > in a way that shows interest
concernedly1655
interestedly1886
1765 Earl Buckingham in Lett. C'tess Suffolk (1824) II. 307 Lamenting that others interestedly refuse me any return for what I in some sort interestedly did.
1782 R. Cumberland Anecd. Painters (1787) I. 9.
1827 Hist. Eur. in Ann. Reg. 277/1 The interestedly slow movements of the ordinary tribunals.
1859 J. Lang Wanderings in India 258 I do not speak interestedly. I have as much already on my hands as I can perform, if not more.
1886 R. Broughton Dr. Cupid I. vii. 114 A figure whose manœuvres are interestedly watched by the rest of the company.
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