all-fired

[ awl-fahyuh rd ]
/ ˈɔlˌfaɪərd /
Informal.
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adjective, superlative all-fired·est.

tremendous; extreme; excessive: He had the all-fired gall to quit in the middle of the job.

adverb

Also all-fired·ly [awl-fahyuh rd-lee, -fahy-rid-] /ˈɔlˌfaɪərd li, -ˌfaɪ rɪd-/. extremely; excessively: Don't be so all-fired sure of yourself.

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Origin of all-fired

First recorded in 1825–35; probably euphemism for hell-fired

Words nearby all-fired

all-dayer, all-dressed, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-expense, all-fired, all-flying tail, all-important, all-in, all-in wrestling, all-in-one
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Words related to all-fired

sheer, unmitigated, pure, darned, lousy, perfect, complete, confounded, blessed, consummate, blooming, total, blasted, reprobate, infernal, lost, doomed, bloody, cursed, bad

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British Dictionary definitions for all-fired

all-fired
/ slang, mainly US /

adjective

(prenominal) excessive; extreme

adverb

(intensifier)don't be so all-fired sure of yourself!

Word Origin for all-fired

altered from hell-fired
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