Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

intensively

/ˌɪntˈɛnsɪvli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.87 in modern English

Syllables: in-ten-sive-ly
IPA: /ˌɪntˈɛnsɪvli/

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In an intensive way.

Example Sentences

"The line is intensively used, with around 100 passenger services each day and 40 freight trains serving Southampton docks."

Etymology

Etymology tree English intensive Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English intensively From intensive + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more intensively (comparative) most intensively (superlative)

Phrases

time-intensively

Frequently Paired Words

time-intensively

Rhymes With

extensively defensively offensively comprehensively inexpensively expensively

Questions

How do you pronounce intensively?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪntˈɛnsɪvli/.
What does intensively mean?: In an intensive way.
Where does intensively come from?: Etymology tree English intensive Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English intensively From intensive + -ly.

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