intensely

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/ɪnˈtɛnsli/

adverb

In an intense manner.

“He pursued his studies intensely.”

Less commonScrabble 12

Meanings

adverbintensely (comparative more intensely, superlative most intensely)

comparative more intensely · superlative most intensely · alternative intencely

  1. In an intense manner.

    He pursued his studies intensely.

    Synonyms: hot

  2. To an intense degree, extremely.

    An intensely private man, he kept chit-chat to a minimum.

    1 more example

    You could just use ordinary shop-bought kecap manis to marinade the meat, but making your own is easy, has a far more elegant fragrance and is, above all, such a great brag! Flavouring kecap manis is an intensely personal thing, so try this version now and next time cook the sauce down with crushed, split lemongrass and a shredded lime leaf.

    2015 October 27, Matt Preston, The Simple Secrets to Cooking Everything Better, Plum, →ISBN, page 192

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbIn an intense manner.

Similar

More synonyms by meaning

adverbto a great depth psychologically or emotionally

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Englishintense
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishintensely

From intense + -ly.

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Translations

Catalan intensament, intensament
  • intensamentin an intense manner
  • intensamentto an intense degree
French intensément
  • intensémentto an intense degree
Hungarian hevesen, erőteljesen
  • hevesento an intense degree
  • erőteljesento an intense degree
Norwegian Bokmål intenst, intenst
  • intenstin an intense manner
  • intenstto an intense degree
Portuguese intensamente
  • intensamentein an intense manner
Spanish intensamente, intensamente
  • intensamentein an intense manner
  • intensamenteto an intense degree
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Chicago

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