perfervid

per·fer·vid

adj \(ˌ)pər-ˈfər-vəd, ˈpər-\

Definition of PERFERVID

: marked by overwrought or exaggerated emotion : excessively fervent

Examples of PERFERVID

1. <the perfervid prose of a romance novel>

Origin of PERFERVID

New Latin perfervidus, from Latin per- thoroughly + fervidus fervid

First Known Use: 1856

Related to PERFERVID

Synonyms: ardent, blazing, burning, charged, demonstrative, emotional, fervid, feverish, fiery, flaming, glowing, hot-blooded, impassioned, incandescent, intense, passional, passionate, fervent, red-hot, religious, superheated, torrid, vehement, warm, warm-blooded

Antonyms: cold, cool, dispassionate, emotionless, impassive, unemotional

Related Words: gushing, gushy, maudlin, mawkish, mushy, saccharine, sappy, schmaltzy, sentimental, sloppy, sugary; histrionic, melodramatic; enthusiastic, gung ho, keen, zealous; enamored, infatuated, obsessed; uninhibited, unreserved, unrestrained; frenzied, orgiastic, overemotional, overexcited, overheated

Near Antonyms: detached, dry, impersonal, objective; reserved, undemonstrative

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