intensely
Americanadverb
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to a high or extreme degree.
Many ingredients are rolled into this intensely flavorful and very versatile curry paste.
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(said in reference to emotions or feelings) acutely, strongly, or vehemently.
We should all be intensely angry about what is happening, and should do something besides just sitting at our computers absorbing information.
I disliked the book intensely.
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earnestly or strenuously; in a highly engaged or involved way.
The first time I watched the documentary, all I saw was these four people talking intensely about their music.
Other Word Forms
- hyperintensely adverb
- overintensely adverb
- superintensely adverb
Etymology
Origin of intensely
Example Sentences
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Mr. Herzog, who with his intensely dramatic yet dryly matter-of-fact vocal stylings lends the feature his typically scintillating narration, follows him on a journey to Namibia and Angola in search of the ghost elephants.
“For me, everything was intensely serious,” she says.
From Los Angeles Times
An autistic person stopped by police might hold the officer’s gaze intensely or not look at them at all.
From Los Angeles Times
This allowed photons to circulate longer within the resonator and interact more intensely.
From Science Daily
They are pouring capital into data centers External link and competing intensely to lead in model development.
From Barron's
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