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Synonyms

fervently

American

[fur-vuhnt-lee] / ˈfɜr vənt li /

adverb

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

Etymology

Origin of fervently

fervent ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

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Some years, the four realms blazed so fervently, even a stray mortal eye glimpsed the glowing beyond.

From Literature

“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

L.A. and its music scenes tend to be fervently, rigorously casual — daylight blinds the spotlight as the preferred illumination for concerts and parties.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Literature

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.

From Literature

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