Meanings
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1
adv
in an ardent manner
The spirit of God knew very well that there was a deeper question to be settled before there could be the intervention in power that was so ardently desired.
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2
adv
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.
Etymology
From Middle English ardauntly; equivalent to ardent + -ly.