Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Lexicon: fervently – few
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fervently, adv. [see fervent, adj.] (webplay: religion).
Earnestly; intensely; vehemently; (see Colossians 4:12).
fervor (-s, -'s), n. [ME, to be hot.] (webplay: Summer's).
- Passion; ardor; heat of the mind and soul.
- Intense heat; physical warmth.
festal, adj. [OFr.]
Festive; joyful; gay; jubilant.
festival, n. [OFr] (webplay: entertainment).
Feast-day; joy; gladness; merrymaking.
fetch (-ed, -es, -ing), v. [OE fecc(e)an.] (webplay: bring, come).
- Retrieve; acquire; reach after; (see Genesis 18:4).
- Attract; appeal; draw within a certain compass.
- Make; perform; (see Deuteronomy 19:5).
- Arrive; conclude; come; (see 2 Samuel 14:13).
fete, n. [see feast, n.]
Large scale entertainment; holiday; bazaar; commemoration.
feudal, adj. [med. L.] (webplay: right).
Medieval; from the Middle Ages; pertaining to castles, chivalry, estates, lords, and fiefs.
fever, n. [OE.] (webplay: cold, thirst, will).
Increased temperature; disease characterized by an accelerated pulse, impaired functions, diminished strength; often with thirst; (see Deuteronomy 28:22).
fevered, adj. [see fever, n.]
Heat; agitation; affected with fever.
few (-er), adj. [OE feawe, little, poor, stop.] (webplay: many, men).
Not many; small in number; periodic; sparse; insufficient; exclusive; scattered; (see Genesis 24:55).