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

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

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