ictūs+fervĭdi

fervĭdus, a, um, adj. [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.