perfervid


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per·fer·vid

 (pər-fûr′vĭd)
adj.
Extremely or extravagantly eager; impassioned or zealous.
per·fer′vid·ly adv.
per·fer′vid·ness n.
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perfervid

(pɜːˈfɜːvɪd)
adj
(Literary & Literary Critical Terms) literary extremely ardent, enthusiastic, or zealous
[C19: from New Latin perfervidus, from Latin per- (intensive) + fervidus fervid]
perˈfervidly adv
perˈfervidness, ˌperferˈvidity, perˈfervour, perˈfervor n
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per•fer•vid

(pərˈfɜr vɪd)

adj.
very fervent; extremely ardent; impassioned.
[1855–60]
per•fer′vid•ly, adv.
per•fer′vid•ness, n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.perfervid - characterized by intense emotion; "ardent love"; "an ardent lover"; "a fervent desire to change society"; "a fervent admirer"; "fiery oratory"; "an impassioned appeal"; "a torrid love affair"
ardent, fervent, fervid, fiery, impassioned, torrid
passionate - having or expressing strong emotions
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perfervid

adjective
Fired with intense feeling:
ardent, blazing, burning, dithyrambic, fervent, fervid, fiery, flaming, glowing, heated, hot-blooded, impassioned, passionate, red-hot, scorching, torrid.
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After a season of scepticism he had become a religious man, like the rest of his race, but in his own fashion, which was not at all the fashion of my grandfather: a Friend who had married out of Meeting, and had ended a perfervid Methodist.
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"I don't know where I was most miserable," I rejoined, beginning to see the matter in a less perfervid light.
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The perfervid devotion to Eurasian domination with which these three participated in the packing off of President Aristide epitomizes a wicked wheel misshaped in its hub as anti-ADP and pro-Eurocentric interests.
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The voting by students of the university, which was then known as University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire, was "practically unanimous" for Rhiwbina, despite "many perfervid speeches" in favour of the more conventional choices of Cardiff and Swansea.
Rhiwbina was once voted to be the capital of Wales; TOM HOUGHTON Reporter tom.houghton@walesonline.co.uk
"After many perfervid speeches in favour of Cardiff and Swansea, it was decided by a practically unanimous vote that the capital should be Rhiwbina, on the following grounds which were deemed conclusive: | It is surrounded, like Rome, by seven hills; | It was reported to have once had a castle; | It had a large and important industry, viz, the manufacture of cheese and quarrying; | It was situated in the centre of an extensive railway system, being three miles and a half from five important stations: Llanishen, Caerphilly, Radyr, Walnut Tree and Llandaff.
Suburb got capital of Wales vote for cheese; Tom Houghton Reporter tom.houghton@walesonline.co.uk

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