Both Uses of
fervent
in
The Book Thief
- Rosa admitted that there could not be much food, to which Max fervently asked her to bring only scraps, and only when they were not wanted by anyone else.†
p. 207.8fervently = with intense emotion or passionate belief
- Rosa Hubermann was a great imitator, and a fervent one.†
p. 93.1 *
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.