Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
INTENSELY
profoundly, deeply, intensely
(adverb) to a great depth psychologically or emotionally; “They felt the loss deeply”; “she loved him intensely”
intensely
(adverb) to a high degree; extremely; in high concentration or density; “he worked intensely”; “it was intensely hot”; “the sky was intensely blue”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
intensely (comparative more intensely, superlative most intensely)
In an intense manner.
To an intense degree, extremely.
Source: Wiktionary
In*tense"ly, adv.
1. Intently. [Obs.] J. Spencer.
2. To an extreme degree; as, weather intensely cold.
INTENSE
In*tense", a. Etym: [L. intensus stretched, tight, p. p. of intendere to stretch: cf. F. intense. See Intend, and cf. Intent, and cf. Intent, a.]
1. Strained; tightly drawn; kept on the stretch; strict; very close or earnest; as, intense study or application; intense thought.
2. Extreme in degree; excessive; immoderate; as: (a) Ardent; fervent; as, intense heat. (b) Keen; biting; as, intense cold. (c) Vehement; earnest; exceedingly strong; as, intense passion or hate. (d) Very severe; violent; as, intense pain or anguish. (e) Deep; strong; brilliant; as, intense color or light. In this intense seclusion of the forest. Hawthorne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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