fervid
adjective/ˈfɜːvɪd/
/ˈfɜːrvɪd/
(formal, often disapproving)- feeling something too strongly; showing feelings that are too strongWord Originlate 16th cent. (in the sense ‘glowing, hot’): from Latin fervidus, from fervere ‘to boil’. Compare with fervent and fervour.
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