attentively

/ətˈɛntɪvli/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.51 in modern English

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adv

"'It's a very clean cut,' said the Rat, examining it again attentively."
"When Major saw that they had all made themselves comfortable and were waiting attentively, he cleared his throat and began"

From Middle English attentifly, attentifli, equivalent to attentive + -ly.

more attentively (comparative) most attentively (superlative)

preattentively

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How do you pronounce attentively?

The recorded pronunciation is /ətˈɛntɪvli/.

What does attentively mean?

In an attentive manner.

Where does attentively come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

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