fervently

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English

Etymology

From Middle English fervently; equivalent to fervent +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

Adverb

fervently (comparative more fervently, superlative most fervently)

  1. In a fervent manner.
    • 2017, Velvel Pasternak, Behind the Music, Stories, Anecdotes, Articles and Reflections, page 225:
      The Besht preached that the simple man, imbued with native faith and able to pray fervently and wholeheartedly with a sense of joy in his heart, was nearer and dearer to God than the learned but joyless formalist spending his whole life in the study of Talmud.

Translations

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From fervent +‎ -ly (adverbial suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɛrˈvɛntliː/, /ˈfɛrvɛntliː/, /-lit͡ʃ(ə)/

Adverb

fervently

  1. hotly, hot
  2. fervently (ardently, enthusiastically)
    Synonym: ardauntly
  3. fiercely, intensely, painfully

Descendants

  • English: fervently

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