fervid
[fur-vid]
adjective
heated or vehement in spirit, enthusiasm, etc.: a fervid orator.
burning; glowing; intensely hot.
Origin of fervid
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Contemporary Examples of fervid
That left the small but fervid legion of believers who had dropped everything feeling upset and sheepish.
Now that the wedding is on, all of the fervid speculation of the last few years seems justified.
But our current fervid post-boom angst and rage has fueled most of the bad reviews.
Historical Examples of fervid
In the morning Henry was aroused by fervid blasphemy that proceeded from the mouth of Bill.
White FangJack London
He has come before the dawn had risen—so fervid is his zeal.
ProtagorasPlato
It cost him nothing to give a maximum of fervid conviction to the tone of his words.
The Market-PlaceHarold Frederic
It was the fervid outpouring of two natures which had nothing that was spiritual in them.
The Twins of Suffering CreekRidgwell Cullum
His reason, at times, was sound, for his reason was fervid to the last.
The Poetical Works of William CollinsWilliam Collins
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