ardently

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adverb

Fervently.

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Meanings

adverbardently (comparative more ardently, superlative most ardently)

comparative more ardently · superlative most ardently

  1. Fervently.

    All scandals aside, Jewish establishment donors and leaders obsessed not only with Jewish continuity but the right kind of continuity—ardently pro-Israel children of two Jewish parents—have failed on their own terms.

    2019 August 7, Marissa Brostoff, Noah Kulwin, “The Right Kind of Continuity”, in Jewish Currents

Origin

  1. Middle Englishardauntly
  2. Englishardently

From Middle English ardauntly; equivalent to ardent + -ly.

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Cite this entry
APA

ardently. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ardently

MLA

“ardently.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ardently. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ardently,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ardently.

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