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perfervid

[ per-fur-vid ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

perfervid

/ pɜːˈfɜːvɪd /

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

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

This long speech gave Lurida's perfervid brain time to cool off a little.

To court their own discomfiture by love is a common instinct with certain perfervid women.

Perfervid, per-fer′vid, adj. very fervid: very hot or eager.

But there was no question of restricting the number of ministers and confessors in these days of perfervid devotion.

"I don't know where I was most miserable," I rejoined, beginning to see the matter in a less perfervid light.

April 20, 2024flabbergast

[flab-er-gast ]

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