perfervid (pɜːˈfɜːvɪd
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Definitions
adjective
- literary extremely ardent, enthusiastic, or zealous
Alternative Forms
perˈfervidly adverb perˈfervidness nounWord Origin
C19: from New Latin perfervidus, from Latin per- (intensive) + fervidusfervidUsage examples
It was a perfervid discussion about the scheme to kill every Jew in Europe.
Glasgow Herald (2002)In the aftershock of Lisbon came firestorms of perfervid prophecy, intimations of wickedness and divine intervention.
, The Spectator Annual (1993)