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perfervid

/pəːˈfəːvɪd/ adjective

Latin root: perfervidus Wiktionary

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about perfervid at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Characterized by intense emotion.
    ardent love

Origin

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

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