perfervid

[per-fur-vid]

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adjective

very fervent; extremely ardent; impassioned: perfervid patriotism.

Origin of perfervid

From the New Latin word perfervidus, dating back to 1855–60. See per-, fervid

Related formsper·fer·vid·i·ty, per·fer·vid·ness, nounper·fer·vid·ly, adverbper·fer·vor; especially British, per·fer·vour, noun

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Related Words for perfervid

amorous, ardent, blazing, burning, concupiscent, desirous, dithyrambic, erotic, fervent, fervid, fiery, flaming, glowing, heated, heavy, hot, hot-blooded, impassioned, lascivious, libidinous

Examples from the Web for perfervid

Historical Examples of perfervid

And this perfervid and most serious account was in truth very funny.
In the Mist of the Mountains
Ethel Turner
A man proposes to you as if he were asking you for the sixth waltz, only his manner is perfervid.
The Daughters of Danaus
Mona Caird
I have a perfervid appreciation of those things in other persons.
I, Mary MacLane
Mary MacLane
But this perfervid disputant was not always out of key with his audience.
Memoir of Fleeming Jenkin
Robert Louis Stevenson
Welsh—the courage of perfervid emotion, religious in its intensity.
The Irish on the Somme
Michael MacDonagh

British Dictionary definitions for perfervid

perfervid

adjective

literary extremely ardent, enthusiastic, or zealous

Derived Formsperfervidly, adverbperfervidness, noun

Word Origin for perfervid

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

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Word Origin and History for perfervid

adj.

1830, as if from Latin *perfervidus, from per- "completely" (see per) + fervidus (see fervid). Related: Perfervidly.