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  • 61perfervid — 1856, as if from L. *perfervidus, from per completely + fervidus (see FERVID (Cf. fervid)) …

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  • 62fiery — a. 1. Igneous, of fire. 2. Hot, heated, fervid, fervent, glowing, flaming. 3. Ardent, impetuous, vehement, fierce, passionate, impassioned, fervent, fervid, glowing, flaming …

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  • 63unctuous — a. 1. Greasy, oily, fatty, fat, oleaginous, adipose, adipous, sebaceous, pinguid, butyraceous, unguinous. 2. Smooth, bland, slippery, lubric, lubricous. 3. (In a bad or offensive sense.) Smooth, bland, suave, over complaisant, oily, plausible,… …

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  • 64incandescent — adjective 1) incandescent fragments of lava Syn: white hot, red hot, burning, fiery, blazing, ablaze, aflame; glowing, aglow, radiant, bright, brilliant, luminous, sparkling; literary fervid, lucent; rare igneous 2) …

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  • 65passionate — [pash′ə nit] adj. [ME passionat < ML passionatus] 1. having or showing strong feelings; full of passion 2. easily angered; hot tempered 3. resulting from, expressing, or tending to arouse strong feeling; ardent; intense; impassioned [a… …

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  • 66perfervid — [pər fʉr′vid] adj. [ModL perfervidus: see PER & FERVID] extremely fervid; ardent …

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  • 67perfervid — adj. literary very fervid. Derivatives: perfervidly adv. perfervidness n. Etymology: mod.L perfervidus (as PER , FERVID) …

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  • 68fer´vid|ness — fer|vid «FUR vihd», adjective. 1. full of strong feeling; very emotional; ardent; spirited; impassioned: »The orator s fervid speech stirred the crowd to action. 2. intensely hot: »The mounted sun shot down his fervid rays (Milton). ╂[< Latin… …

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  • 69fer´vid|ly — fer|vid «FUR vihd», adjective. 1. full of strong feeling; very emotional; ardent; spirited; impassioned: »The orator s fervid speech stirred the crowd to action. 2. intensely hot: »The mounted sun shot down his fervid rays (Milton). ╂[< Latin… …

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  • 70fer|vid — «FUR vihd», adjective. 1. full of strong feeling; very emotional; ardent; spirited; impassioned: »The orator s fervid speech stirred the crowd to action. 2. intensely hot: »The mounted sun shot down his fervid rays (Milton). ╂[< Latin fervidus …

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