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perfervid

[ per-fur-vid ]

adjective

  1. very fervent; extremely ardent; impassioned:

    perfervid patriotism.



perfervid

/ pɜːˈfɜːvɪd /

adjective

  1. literary.
    extremely ardent, enthusiastic, or zealous
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • perˈfervidness, noun
  • perˈfervidly, adverb
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Other Words From

  • perfer·vidi·ty per·fervid·ness noun
  • per·fervid·ly adverb
  • per·fervor especially British, per·fervour noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of perfervid1

First recorded in 1855–60; New Latin perfervidus, per-, fervid
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Word History and Origins

Origin of perfervid1

C19: from New Latin perfervidus, from Latin per- (intensive) + fervidus fervid
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Example Sentences

This long speech gave Lurida's perfervid brain time to cool off a little.

To court their own discomfiture by love is a common instinct with certain perfervid women.

Perfervid, per-fer′vid, adj. very fervid: very hot or eager.

But there was no question of restricting the number of ministers and confessors in these days of perfervid devotion.

"I don't know where I was most miserable," I rejoined, beginning to see the matter in a less perfervid light.

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