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fervently

adverb

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Pronunciation: /ˈfɝvəntli/ / /ˈfɜːvəntli/

adv

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

  1. In a fervent manner.

    It was cheap, and a spirit, he protested fervently, but despite such cogent argument as the MacQuibble saw fit to indulge in, the mighty thirst of the company ruled him out of the debate.

    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.