Antonyms for attentively


Grammar : Adv
Spell : uh-ten-tiv-lee
Phonetic Transcription : əˈtɛn tɪv li


Definition of attentively

  • As in intently : adv with concentration
  • As in well : adv happily, pleasantly; capably
  • As in lovingly : adv tenderly
  • As in politely : adv thoughtfully
  • As in respectfully : adv deferentially
  • As in carefully : adv cautiously; painstakingly
Example sentences :
  • Phoebe, looking at her attentively, despaired of getting any nearer the truth from any of them.
  • Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower
  • Wally, coming again alongside, turned his head, and regarded him attentively.
  • Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower
  • Her visitor, standing quite still, looked at her attentively.
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • Woburn had returned to his seat and was watching her attentively.
  • Extract from : « The Greater Inclination » by Edith Wharton
  • To-day, why she did not know, Vere listened to it attentively.
  • Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens
  • He was looking at her attentively, vexed at the change in her manner since John Storm entered.
  • Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine
  • Then she turned and looked at him attentively for the first time since they met at the church.
  • Extract from : « Victor's Triumph » by Mrs. E. D. E. N. Southworth
  • I called her to me, gave her the letter, and begged her to read it attentively.
  • Extract from : « The Memoires of Casanova, Complete » by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
  • He looked at me, inscrutably and attentively, through his gold spectacles.
  • Extract from : « Romance » by Joseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer
  • Hubert listened to it attentively, and laughed as he concluded.
  • Extract from : « The Midnight Queen » by May Agnes Fleming

Synonyms for attentively

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