Word of the Day #5: Fervent

fervent [fur-vuhnt]

–adjective

1. having or showing great warmth or intensity of spirit, feeling, enthusiasm, etc.; ardent: a fervent admirer; a fervent plea.
2. hot; burning; glowing.

Usage in common English

“When I last saw Ben Stein, he was still hosting that trivia show.”

“I believe he doesn’t call it “trivia.” He calls it “common knowledge.”

“If that knowledge is so fucking common, then what’s the point?”

“He’s just being a turd. He wants to make the average American look stupid. You know, as if that were a challenge. Now I hear he’s become a fervent anti-Darwinist.”

“Wow. He is a turd.”