intently

From intent +‎ -ly.

• IPA^(key): /ɪnˈtɛntli/

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• Hyphenation: in‧tent‧ly

intently (comparative more intently, superlative most intently)

1. In an intent or focused manner.
   • 1913, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan, New York: Ballantine Books, published 1963, page 193:

     Her back was toward the jungle, and so she did not see the grasses part, or the savage face that peered from between. Little, bloodshot, close-set eyes scanned her intently, roving from time to time about the open beach for indications of the presence of others than herself.