Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Fervid

Fervid , adjective

[Latin fervidus, from fervere. See Fervent.]

1.
Very hot; burning; boiling.
The mounted sun Shot down direct his fervid rays. — Milton
2.
Ardent; vehement; zealous.
The fervid wishes, holy fires. — Parnell