perfervid

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

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

Knowing him for a poet, they put down his perfervid description as the logical outpouring of a romantic spirit. — The Crimson Gardenia and Other Tales of Adventure, Rex Beach
Deeds in this connexion demand the particular kind of courage that such perfervid women are endowed with, the courage of their emotions, in which young men are often lamentably deficient. — Two on a Tower, Thomas Hardy
Dickie thinking over his restless night, his fierce efforts at self-conquest, those long hours in the saddle designed for the reduction of a perfervid imagination, wrote himself down an ass indeed. — The History of Sir Richard Calmady: A Romance, Lucas Malet

ardent, fervent, fervid, fiery, impassioned, torrid

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