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per⋅fer⋅vid
/
pərˈfɜr
vɪd
/
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–adjective
very fervent; extremely ardent; impassioned:
perfervid patriotism.
Origin:
1855–60;
< NL
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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per·fer·vid
(pər-fûr'vĭd)
adj. Extremely or extravagantly eager; impassioned or zealous.
per·fer'vid·ly
adv.
,
per·fer'vid·ness
n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History
perfervid
1856, as if from L.
*perfervidus,
from
per-
"completely" +
fervidus
(see
fervid
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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