perfervid

American  

[per-fur-vid] / pərˈfɜr vɪd /

adjective

1. very fervent; extremely ardent; impassioned.

   perfervid patriotism.

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perfervid British  

/ pɜːˈfɜːvɪd /

adjective

1. literary extremely ardent, enthusiastic, or zealous

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Other Word Forms

• perfervidity noun
• perfervidly adverb
• perfervidness noun
• perfervor noun

Etymology

Origin of perfervid

First recorded in 1855–60; New Latin perfervidus, per-, fervid

Example Sentences

Two young saxophonists of bright, perfervid attack and deep assurance, Richardson, 39, and Wilkins, 22, have a lot in common.

From New York Times

Mainstream pundits and politicians continue to obsess over the stereotype of the "Bernie Bro," a perfervid horde of Bernie Sanders supporters who supposedly stop at nothing to harass his opponents online.

From Salon

McLean is an adroit alto saxophonist with a perfervid delivery who, despite a distinguished family line, has not enjoyed the kind of sustained critical attention that his peers might tell you he deserves.

From New York Times

Elon Musk, one of NASA's suppliers in the brave new privatized world, is perfervid about building a Mars colony.

From Salon

Playing his part, Owen carried poetry into battle: the strange, futuristic work of Elizabeth Barrett Browning and the perfervid verse of Swinburne, each with their own mortal relationships to the sea.

From The Guardian