perfervid

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perfervid

/pəːˈfəːvɪd/ UK

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From Late Latin perfervidus, from Latin per- + fervidus. By surface analysis, per- + fervid; compare pellucid.

adjective more perfervid · most perfervid

Extremely, excessively, or feverishly passionate; zealous. Manders — perfervid — 'hell'-ing excitedly (was there no one left on earth to convert but me?), quoting over a century from Marx and Nietzsche to Lenin, Lloyd George, and Eden, and on to Vessant and Mundaine and himself...
Similar: fervid, eager, ardent, enthusiastic

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@misc{perfervid_2026,
  title = {perfervid},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/perfervid},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}