Both Uses of
fervent
in
The Scarlet Pimpernel
- "May God protect you all, Messieurs," said the Comtesse, fervently.†
Chpt 4 *fervently = with intense emotion or passionate belief
- God grant him strength and ability," she added fervently and resolutely, "to outwit his pursuers.†
Chpt 23
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.