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raptly

[ rapt-lee ]
/ ˈræpt li /
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adverb
with the attention completely engaged; in a way that shows deep absorption in something: It was a story of courage and hope that kept me reading raptly until the final page.
with intense joy or delight; blissfully; ecstatically: It was a moment to meditate, look raptly at the night sky, and be overcome by the awesomeness of the universe.
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Origin of raptly

First recorded in 1640–50, for an earlier sense; rapt + -ly
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