fervently
Americanadverb
Other Word Forms
- nonfervently adverb
- overfervently adverb
- superfervently adverb
- unfervently adverb
Etymology
Origin of fervently
Explanation
If you fervently believe or feel something, then you believe or feel it strongly — with a lot of passion. People feel fervently about a lot of things. A sports fan may be fervently supportive of a football or basketball team and go to every game. Many religious people fervently believe in a god. If you're extremely self-confident, you might fervently believe in yourself. This word means a lot of passion is present. If you feel blah about something, or you just like it a little, you don't fervently believe in it.
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Example Sentences
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“He was a scrupulously superficial man, believing so fervently in the magic of surfaces that his fervor almost passed for profundity,” Mr. Junod writes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
“Welcome to Derry” joins a library of King’s made-for-TV adaptations that were met with a mixture of reactions — some acclaimed, like “Castle Rock,” and others embraced by fervently devoted if small audiences.
From Salon • Oct. 26, 2025
And once again, Palestinians in Gaza and the families of Israeli hostages still held there are fervently hoping this will not be another false dawn.
From BBC • Jul. 6, 2025
District Judge David O. Carter’s fervently pursued goal to have as many as 200 units of the temporary housing opened by early next year.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 29, 2024
Tree-ear turned away, feeling guilt like a shadow across his brow, and hoped fervently that he had not offended her.
From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park
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