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UK
/ɪntˈɛnsli/
]
[ US /ˌɪnˈtɛnsɫi/ ]
[ US /ˌɪnˈtɛnsɫi/ ]
ADVERB
-
to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
she loved him intensely
They felt the loss deeply -
to a high degree; extremely; in high concentration or density
it was intensely hot
the sky was intensely blue
he worked intensely
How To Use intensely In A Sentence
- Intensely patriotic, that kind of recognition means a good deal to him.
- Fact is, his grogginess is of a piece with his intensely absurd comedy, the enervated mutterings of one worn out by too much hard thinking.
- The stakeholders are frighteningly numerous, diverse, intensely self-interested, and powerful.
- But lately I have begun to feel intensely curious about Anna herself.
- A healthy spirit of competitiveness ran intensely among the groups as they vied with each other.
- she loved him intensely
- The feast begins with a few hunks of soft onion bread and a thimbleful of an intensely rich roasted-eggplant garlic spread.
- God loves us deeply, intensely, and he cares about even the most incredibly lost and stubbornly unrepentant sheep.
- Thick, juicy cod fillets are steamed over water that is intensely flavoured with a medley of spices, fresh herbs and aromatics.
- To write a form of lyric poetry that was intensely emotional, but sidelined my own ego. Times, Sunday Times