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perfervid

 
Dictionary: per·fer·vid   (pər-fûr'vĭd) pronunciation
adj.
Extremely or extravagantly eager; impassioned or zealous.

perfervidly per·fer'vid·ly adv.
perfervidness per·fer'vid·ness n.

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(puhr-FUHR-vid)

adjective
Extremely or excessively passionate.

Etymology
From Latin perfervidus, from Latin per- (thoroughly) + fervidus (boiling). Ultimately from the Indo-European root bhreu- (to boil or to bubble), that is also the source of brew, bread, broth, braise, brood, breed, and barmy

Usage
"It's a grand conclusion to a perfervid opera that can boil in the right hands and mouths. " Donald Rosenberg; Traditional Puccini, Boiling-hot Passion; The Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio); Oct 22 2007.


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marked by overwrought or exaggerated emotion: excessively fervent
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - brændende

Nederlands (Dutch)
vurig

Français (French)
adj. - ardent

Deutsch (German)
adj. - sehr heiß

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (λόγ.) διακαής, ένθερμος

Italiano (Italian)
ardente, fervidissimo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - ardoroso

Русский (Russian)
пылкий

Español (Spanish)
adj. - ardiente, férvido

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - glödande, brinnande

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
非常热心的, 白热化的, 热烈的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 非常熱心的, 白熱化的, 熱烈的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 매우 열심인, 작열의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 熱烈な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) متقد غيرة أو حماسا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮קנאי, להוט‬


 
 
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per– (prefix)
Stimme der Liebe II ("Abedgewölke schweben hell"), song for voice & piano, D. 418 (Classical Work)
Serenade for string orchestra (Classical Work)

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