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fervid

[fur-vid] / ˈfɜr vɪd /
ADJECTIVE
passionate
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Mr. Nézet-Séguin found the score’s oceanic qualities without wallowing in them, holding to its throughline even in the most fervid passages, and making the mood changes between the acts and within them clear.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

Our parasocial investment in stars is worlds more fervid, but now that women are also superstars, those old ways are mostly dead as long as you hold sufficient capital.

From Salon • Sep. 14, 2025

‘Oppenheimer’ VFX supervisor Andrew Jackson reveals how fervid experimentation led to the creation of the nuclear explosion scene.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 2024

He credits his fervid lyricism in part to being born under the tropical sign of Cancer.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2023

He talked about Nigerian politics with the fervid enthusiasm of a person who followed it from afar, who read and reread articles on the Internet.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie