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Intensely vs Thoroughly - What's the difference?

intensely | thoroughly | Related terms |

Intensely is a related term of thoroughly.


As adverbs the difference between intensely and thoroughly

is that intensely is in an intense manner while thoroughly is in a thorough or complete manner.

intensely

English

Alternative forms

* intencely

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • In an intense manner.
    • He pursued his studies intensely .
  • To an intense degree, extremely.
    • An intensely private man, he kept chit-chat to a minimum.

    thoroughly

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In a thorough or complete manner.
    • He went out in the rain and came back thoroughly drenched.

    Synonyms

    * but good, in spades