fervourless en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈfəːvələs/ (UK)
Etymology
From fervour + -less.
Meanings
-
Without fervour.
The ancient pulse of germ and birth Was shrunken hard and dry, And every spirit upon earth Seemed fervourless as I.
1900, Thomas Hardy, The Darkling Thrush:She had accepted her husband's faith after a fervourless girlhood from a mixture of reasons badly thought out.
1978, Jane Gardam, God on the Rocks, Abacus, published 2014, page 26:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most fervourless | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| fervorless | alternative | lexicographic | |
| more fervourless | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |