"fervescent" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more fervescent [comparative], most fervescent [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛsənt Etymology: From Latin fervescens, present participle of fervescere (“to become boiling hot, inchoate”), from fervere. See fervent. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|fervescens}} Latin fervescens Head templates: {{en-adj}} fervescent (comparative more fervescent, superlative most fervescent)
  1. (archaic) Growing hotter. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-fervescent-en-adj-HaX~vrZE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries
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