Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fervently

/ˈfɝvəntli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.78 in modern English

Syllables: fer-vent-ly
IPA: /ˈfɝvəntli/

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a fervent manner.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: fervently

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈfɝvəntli/
British English: /ˈfɜːvəntli/

Inflected Forms

more fervently (comparative) most fervently (superlative)

Synonyms

fierily fervidly

Questions

How do you pronounce fervently?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɝvəntli/.
What does fervently mean?: In a fervent manner.
Where does fervently come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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