fervently

[fur-vuhnt-lee]

adverb

1. with great intensity of spirit, feeling, enthusiasm, etc.; vehemently: The students are fervently campaigning for reform.

   I can't know without being in that situation, and I fervently hope I never am.

   The students are fervently campaigning for reform.

Other Word Forms

• nonfervently adverb
• overfervently adverb
• superfervently adverb
• unfervently adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of fervently¹

fervent ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

Many nervous candidates fervently hope for a midcourse GOP correction that gives the party a boost next year.

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“No hopeless case is truly without hope,” he said fervently.

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As they walked he told amusing stories about life in the theater, which made Penelope fervently wish that she and the children might be able to see a show during their stay in London.

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Recent years remind us of this, especially as politicians fervently attempt to legislate versions of history that don’t suit their agendas out of classrooms.

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“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.

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