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)

1. In a fervent manner.
   • 1913, Norman Lindsay, A Curate in Bohemia, Sydney: N.S.W. Bookstall Co., published 1932, page 19:

     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.

   • 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

• Catalan: ferventment (ca), fervorosament (ca)
• Esperanto: fervore
• Finnish: kiihkeästi (fi)
• French: fervemment (fr)
• Italian: ferventemente, fervorosamente
• Middle English: fervently, ardauntly
• Portuguese: fervorosamente
• Spanish: fervientemente (es), fervorosamente (es)

Middle English

Alternative forms

• ferventle, ferventli, ferventliche, ferventlie, vervently

Etymology

From fervent +‎ -ly (adverbial suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɛrˈvɛntliː/, /ˈfɛrvɛntliː/, /-lit͡ʃ(ə)/

Adverb

fervently

1. hotly, hot
2. fervently (ardently, enthusiastically)

   Synonym: ardauntly

3. fiercely, intensely, painfully

Descendants

• English: fervently

References

• “ferventlī, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.