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intently, adv.|ɪnˈtɛntlɪ|
[f. intent a. + -ly2. ME. had the kindred form ententely, intentily, ? after F. ententement attentively, or reduced from ententifly: cf. jolifliche, jollily.]
In an intent manner; with strained attention or close application; earnestly, eagerly.
α1375Barbour Bruce i. 613 He lukyit the Seyle ententily. c1425Wyntoun Cron. viii. xviii. 129 Ðe Brws it lukyd ententely.
β1635J. Hayward tr. Biondi's Banish'd Virg. 123 So intently were all her thoughts busied in chastizing them. 1695Ld. Preston Boeth. iv. 182 When I consider intently thy Reasons. 1772Hurd Prophecies (1788) l. iii. 66 Intently prosecuting one entire scheme. 1838Lytton Alice 29 Intently gazing on the scene below. 1871H. Ainsworth Tower Hill i. iii, ‘'Tis mere fancy’, he rejoined, after listening for a moment intently. |