All 3 Uses of
fervent
in
Frankenstein - 1831 version
- It was my temper to avoid a crowd and to attach myself fervently to a few.†
p. 38.9 *fervently = with intense emotion or passionate belief
- Inspirited by this wind of promise, my daydreams become more fervent and vivid.†
p. 15.5
- I have described myself as always having been imbued with a fervent longing to penetrate the secrets of nature.†
p. 41.4
Definitions:
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(1)
(fervent) characterized by intense emotion or passionate belief
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much more rarely, fervent may refer to something that is especially hot or that glows from heat.