fervently
adv.in a way that shows you have very strong feelings or beliefs. You use this when someone is praying, hoping, or arguing with a lot of energy and emotion.
adv.in a manner characterized by intense emotion, passion, or belief. Often describes the intensity of religious devotion, political conviction, or personal desire.
“She fervently hoped for a better tomorrow.”
“The protesters fervently argued that the new law would destroy the local economy and their way of life.”
“While the rest of the committee remained neutral, he fervently defended the proposal, citing decades of research that suggested the policy would eventually yield significant social benefits.”
“I played my modest, teenage part in the Battle of Britpop (verbal skirmisher, Blur division); I fervently sang – and, God help me, believed – that Things Can Only Get Better .”
From Middle English fervently; equivalent to fervent + -ly.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.