fervently
English
Etymology
From Middle English fervently; equivalent to fervent + -ly.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfɝvəntli/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfɜːvəntli/
- Hyphenation: fer‧vent‧ly
Adverb
fervently (comparative more fervently, superlative most fervently)
- 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
in a fervent manner
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Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From fervent + -ly (adverbial suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɛrˈvɛntliː/, /ˈfɛrvɛntliː/, /-lit͡ʃ(ə)/
Adverb
fervently
Descendants
- English: fervently
References
- “ferventlī, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.