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perfervid

[per-fur-vid]

Origin

adjective

very fervent; extremely ardent; impassioned: perfervid patriotism.

Origin:
1855–60; < Neo-Latin perfervidus. See per-, fervid

Related forms

per·fer·vid·i·ty, per·fer·vid·ness, noun

per·fer·vid·ly, adverb

per·fer·vor; especially British, per·fer·vour, noun

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perfervid (pɜːˈfɜːvɪd)

—*adj*
	literary extremely ardent, enthusiastic, or zealous

[C19: from New Latin perfervidus, from Latin per- (intensive) + fervidusfervid]

per'fervidly

—*adv*

per'fervidness

—n

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Word Origin & History

perfervid

1856, as if from L. *perfervidus, from per- "completely" + fervidus (see fervid).

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