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PERFERVOUR
per·fer·vid
/
pərˈfɜr
vɪd
/
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[
per-
fur
-vid
]
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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) +
fervidus
fervid
]
per'fervidly
—
adv
per'fervidness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
perfervid
1856, as if from L. *perfervidus, from per- "completely" + fervidus (see
fervid
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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