gamely vs intently

gamely

adv
  • In a game or plucky manner; in a willing and spirited fashion. 

adj
  • Of or pertaining to game. 

  • Sportive; lively; joyful. 

intently

adv
  • In an intent or focused manner. 

How often have the words gamely and intently occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )