fervid

[ fur-vid ]

/ ˈfɜr vɪd /

heated or vehement in spirit, enthusiasm, etc.: a fervid orator.

burning; glowing; intensely hot.

Origin of fervid

First recorded in 1590–1600, fervid is from the Latin word fervidus boiling. See fervent, -id⁴

fer·vid·i·ty, noun fer·vid·ly, adverb non·fer·vid, adjective non·fer·vid·ly, adverb

non·fer·vid·ness, noun un·fer·vid, adjective un·fer·vid·ly, adverb

That left the small but fervid legion of believers who had dropped everything feeling upset and sheepish.

8 Questions About the New Rapture |David A. Graham |October 20, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Now that the wedding is on, all of the fervid speculation of the last few years seems justified.

William and Kate's Love Story |The Daily Beast |November 16, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
But our current fervid post-boom angst and rage has fueled most of the bad reviews.

Why We Despise Sex and the City |Choire Sicha |May 31, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
He turned to her with congratulatory admiration so fervid that she shrank somewhat, notwithstanding that she knew him so well.

The Mayor of Casterbridge |Thomas Hardy

Mrs. Cranceford knew that he must be in love; so did the Major, but he could not conjecture the object of so fervid a passion.

An Arkansas Planter |Opie Percival Read
His fervid activity devoured whole piles of documents; he changed the colours of the postage stamps fourteen times in one week.

Penguin Island |Anatole France
He began simply and calmly; but, as he proceeded, the fervid soul broke forth in words of surpassing power.

Charles Sumner; his complete works, volume 7 (of 20) |Charles Sumner
It was one of his most fervid beliefs that he had selected a growing town, conspicuous for its enterprise.

The Precipice |Elia Wilkinson Peattie