perfervid

[ per-fur-vid ]

adjective

1. very fervent; extremely ardent; impassioned:

   perfervid patriotism.

perfervid

/ pɜːˈfɜːvɪd /

adjective

1. literary.
   extremely ardent, enthusiastic, or zealous

Derived Forms

• perˈfervidness, noun
• perˈfervidly, adverb

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of perfervid¹

First recorded in 1855–60; New Latin perfervidus, per-, fervid

Word History and Origins

Origin of perfervid¹

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

Example Sentences

Two young saxophonists of bright, perfervid attack and deep assurance, Richardson, 39, and Wilkins, 22, have a lot in common.

From New York Times

Mainstream pundits and politicians continue to obsess over the stereotype of the "Bernie Bro," a perfervid horde of Bernie Sanders supporters who supposedly stop at nothing to harass his opponents online.

From Salon

McLean is an adroit alto saxophonist with a perfervid delivery who, despite a distinguished family line, has not enjoyed the kind of sustained critical attention that his peers might tell you he deserves.

From New York Times

A 1975 New York Times review described reading it as “like being trapped at a cocktail party with a normal‐looking fellow who suddenly starts a perfervid racist diatribe.”

From New York Times

Elon Musk, one of NASA's suppliers in the brave new privatized world, is perfervid about building a Mars colony.

From Salon