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intently

/ɪnˈtɛntli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.97 in modern English

Syllables
in-tent-ly
IPA
/ɪnˈtɛntli/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In an intent or focused manner.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English intent 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 intently From intent + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more intently (comparative) most intently (superlative)

Synonyms

narrowly

Rhymes With

gently bentley bently

Questions

How do you pronounce intently?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈtɛntli/.
What does intently mean?
In an intent or focused manner.
Where does intently come from?
Etymology tree English intent 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 intently From intent + -ly.

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