fervid

[ fur-vid ]

adjective

1. heated or vehement in spirit, enthusiasm, etc.:

   a fervid orator.

2. burning; glowing; intensely hot.

Other Words From

• fer·vidi·ty noun
• fervid·ly adverb
• non·fervid adjective
• non·fervid·ly adverb
• non·fervid·ness noun
• un·fervid adjective
• un·fervid·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of fervid¹

First recorded in 1590–1600, fervid is from the Latin word fervidus boiling. See fervent, -id ⁴

Example Sentences

That left the small but fervid legion of believers who had dropped everything feeling upset and sheepish.

From The Daily Beast

Now that the wedding is on, all of the fervid speculation of the last few years seems justified.

From The Daily Beast

But our current fervid post-boom angst and rage has fueled most of the bad reviews.

From The Daily Beast

Will Wallace had left him by that time, and was listening entranced to the fervid exhortations of Dickson of Rutherglen.

From Project Gutenberg

Fervid as their Christianity was, it was altogether unprogressive in its form.

From Project Gutenberg

Never before had he felt a faith so profound, or an interest so fervid in the genius of any woman.

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I was riding by the ranch of Mr. Blank, who had wooed and won our cook after a courtship that was as brief as it was fervid.

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His fervid imagination extended the area of his sympathies, and sometimes prejudiced his opinions.

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