perfervid

per·fer·vid

[per-fur-vid]
adjective
very fervent; extremely ardent; impassioned: perfervid patriotism.

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

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) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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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perfervid
1856, as if from L. *perfervidus, from per- "completely" + fervidus (see fervid).
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