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

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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

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Examples from the Web for fervidly

Gabriel is the 26-year-old son of a fervidly leftist Chilean mother and a Soviet father whom he never met.
Here on Earth, The Forgotten Founding Father, and Other Reviews|The Daily Beast|April 30, 2011|DAILY BEAST
I often think I can still hear their fervidly devotional hymn of the sanctus—Heilig!
My Ten Years' Imprisonment|Silvio Pellico
Pity of his wife, too, gets to be fervidly active with her portrait, fetches her breath about us.
One of Our Conquerors, Complete|George Meredith
"You are always generous, Amzi," said Mrs. Waterman fervidly.
Otherwise Phyllis|Meredith Nicholson

And that was just what made his deathless anger burn all the more fiercely and fervidly against his brother!
The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories|Grant Allen
Sophia's large fat hand, in its fashionable glove, was fervidly clasping Claire's.
An Ambitious Woman|Edgar Fawcett

Word Origin and History for fervidly

fervid

adj.

1590s, from Latin fervidus "glowing, burning; vehement, fervid," from fervere "to boil, glow" (see brew (v.)). Figurative sense of "impassioned" is from 1650s. Related: Fervidly.

fervid

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