(adjective) : fervĭdus, a, um, fervor
* Glowing hot, burning, fiery, glowing (class.; syn.: tepidus, calidus, ignĕus).
* Lit.: quarta pars mundi (i. e. ignis) tota natura fervida est,Cic. N. D. 2, 10, 27: sol,Lucr. 4, 407; cf.: ictus (solis),Hor. C. 2, 15, 9: ardor,Lucr. 5, 204: ventus,id. 6, 180: aestus,sultry,Hor. S. 1, 1, 38: aequor,raging,id. C. 1, 9, 10: Aetna,id. Epod. 17, 32: sidus,id. ib. 1, 27: vina,id. S. 2, 8, 38: herba sapore acri et fervido,Plin. 20, 11, 44, § 113.—Comp.: merum,Hor. Epod. 11, 14.—Sup.: tempus diei,Curt. 3, 5.
* Trop., glowing, fiery, hot, vehement, impetuous, violent: florente juventā Fervidus (opp. senex),Hor. A. P. 116: juvenes,id. C. 4, 13, 26: puer (i. e. Cupido),id. ib. 1, 30, 5: fervidus ingenio,Ov. M. 14, 485; cf.: mortis fraternae fervidus irā,Verg. A. 9, 736: subitā spe fervidus ardet,id. ib. 12, 325: fervidus ingenii Masinissa et fervidus aevi,Sil. 17, 414: praepropera ac fervida ingenia,Liv. 27, 33, 10: fervidi animi vir,id. 2, 52, 7 Drak. N. cr.: virtus,fiery, eager,Cat. 64, 218: fervidum quoddam et petulans et furiosum genus dicendi,Cic. Brut. 68, 241; cf.: fervida oratio,id. ib. 83, 288: Appii volubilis et paulo fervidior erat oratio,id. ib. 28, 108: dicta,Verg. A. 12, 894.

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