attentively
attentively adverb: in an attentive manner.
Adverb
attentively (comparative more attentively, superlative most attentively)
- In an attentive manner.
- 'It's a very clean cut,' said the Rat, examining it again attentively.1908 October, Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows, New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons, →OCLC
- When Major saw that they had all made themselves comfortable and were waiting attentively, he cleared his throat and began1943 November – 1944 February (date written; published 1945 August 17), George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], Animal Farm […], London: Secker & Warburg, published May 1962, →OCLC
attentively meaning in Tamil, Kannada and Thai
attentively in Tamil
- கருத்துள்ள நிலையில்
attentively in Kannada
- ಕಿವಿಯಾರೆ
attentively in Thai
- in an attentive manner
- อย่างตั้งใจ, อย่างใจจดใจจ่อ
Forms of attentively
| comparative | more attentively |
|---|---|
| superlative | most attentively |
Origin of attentively
From Middle English attentifly, attentifli, equivalent to attentive + -ly.
Words formed from attentively
Questions about attentively
- What does attentively mean?
- Attentively means in an attentive manner.
- What is attentively in Tamil?
- Attentively in Tamil is கருத்துள்ள நிலையில். See Attentively meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is attentively?
- Attentively is an adverb.
Words near attentively in the dictionary
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