in·tent·ly
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Definition of intently
: in an intent or concentrated manner : with great effort, attention, or concentration
Their eyes, when they look at you and listen intently, focus like laser beams.— Molly Haskell He turned back to face her again and stared at her most intently.— Robert C. O'Brien
Synonyms for intently
Synonyms
- amain,
- arduously,
- assiduously,
- determinedly,
- diligently,
- doggedly,
- hard,
- hardly,
- industriously,
- intensely,
- intensively,
- laboriously,
- mightily,
- purposefully,
- resolutely,
- sedulously,
- slavishly,
- strenuously
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“Intently.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intently. Accessed 9 May. 2021.
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