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fiery Definition

fi·ery (ər ē, fī)

adjective -·eri·er, -·eri·est

  1. containing or consisting of fire
  2. like fire; glaring, hot, etc.
  3. characterized by strong emotion; ardent; spirited fiery words
  4. easily stirred up; excitable a fiery nature
  5. easily set on fire; flammable fiery fumes
  6. inflamed a fiery sore

Etymology: ME firi

fiery Related Forms

fi·eri·ly adverb fi·eri·ness noun

fiery Synonyms

fiery

modif.

  1. Burning

    blazing, flaming, glowing, red-hot; see burning 1, hot 1.

  2. Passionate

    ardent, spirited, impetuous, hotheaded; see enthusiastic 3, excitable, passionate 2.

fiery Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • furnace: They learned lessons in the fiery furnace they would never have learned in the cool of day.
  • chariot: God could have descended from heaven in a fiery chariot.
  • darts: I'm like a soldier without armor running across a battlefield getting shot up by fiery darts from the enemy.
  • serpent: From that snake a poisonous snake will be born, a fiery serpent to destroy you!
  • temper: A. I don't have a terribly fiery temper.
  • temperament: His fiery temperament earned him the nickname of the ' Red Monk ' .

Modifying Another Word

  • equally: The Prince later formed a relationship with the equally fiery Anna ' Whiplash ' Wallace, the daughter of a Scottish landowner.
  • so: And is their ignorant zeal so fiery now When all [ their ] thanks are cold?
  • very: He was high-spirited and had a very fiery temper, which led him at times to acts of cruelty.
  • too: This ensures the stew isnât too fiery in flavor.
  • rather: What I had difficulty about was finding many words in Bp Duncan's Texas rather fiery speech which could plausibly be attributed to RW.
  • still: They are still fiery now, but from some other emotion.

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