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fervid

fer·vid

UK/ˈfɜː.vɪd/ US/ˈfɝ.vɪd/ uncommon

adjective

1.

characterized by intense emotion

  • “ardent love”
  • “an ardent lover”
  • “a burning enthusiasm”
  • “a fervent desire to change society”
  • “a fervent admirer”
  • “fiery oratory”
  • “an impassioned appeal”
  • “a torrid love affair”
2.

extremely hot

  • “the fervent heat...merely communicated a genial warmth to their half-torpid systems” Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • “set out...when the fervid heat subsides” Frances Trollope
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  • fervid plagodis

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