fervid

[ fur-vid ]

/ ˈfɜr vɪd /

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adjective

heated or vehement in spirit, enthusiasm, etc.: a fervid orator.

burning; glowing; intensely hot.

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Origin of fervid

First recorded in 1590–1600, fervid is from the Latin word fervidus boiling. See fervent, -id⁴

OTHER WORDS FROM fervid

fer·vid·i·ty, nounfer·vid·ly, adverbnon·fer·vid, adjectivenon·fer·vid·ly, adverb

non·fer·vid·ness, nounun·fer·vid, adjectiveun·fer·vid·ly, adverb

Words nearby fervid

ferulic acid, ferv., fervency, fervent, fervently, fervid, Fervidor, fervor, fervour, Fès, fescennine

How to use fervid in a sentence

That left the small but fervid legion of believers who had dropped everything feeling upset and sheepish.
8 Questions About the New Rapture|David A. Graham|October 20, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Now that the wedding is on, all of the fervid speculation of the last few years seems justified.
William and Kate's Love Story|The Daily Beast|November 16, 2010|DAILY BEAST
But our current fervid post-boom angst and rage has fueled most of the bad reviews.
Why We Despise Sex and the City|Choire Sicha|May 31, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Will Wallace had left him by that time, and was listening entranced to the fervid exhortations of Dickson of Rutherglen.
Hunted and Harried|R.M. Ballantyne

Fervid as their Christianity was, it was altogether unprogressive in its form.
The English Church in the Eighteenth Century|Charles J. Abbey and John H. Overton
Never before had he felt a faith so profound, or an interest so fervid in the genius of any woman.
The Daughters of Danaus|Mona Caird
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.
A Fortune Hunter; Or, The Old Stone Corral|John Dunloe Carteret
His fervid imagination extended the area of his sympathies, and sometimes prejudiced his opinions.
The Political History of England - Vol. X.|William Hunt