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perfervid
[ per-fur-vid ]
perfervid
/ pɜːˈfɜːvɪd /
adjective
- literary.extremely ardent, enthusiastic, or zealous
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Derived Forms
- perˈfervidly, adverb
- perˈfervidness, noun
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Other Words From
- perfer·vidi·ty per·fervid·ness noun
- per·fervid·ly adverb
- per·fervor especially British, per·fervour noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of perfervid1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of perfervid1
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Example Sentences
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.
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