all-fired
tremendous; extreme; excessive: He had the all-fired gall to quit in the middle of the job.
Also all-fired·ly [awl-fahyuhrd-lee, -fahy-rid-]. /ˈɔlˌfaɪərd li, -ˌfaɪ rɪd-/. extremely; excessively: Don't be so all-fired sure of yourself.
Origin of all-fired
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How to use all-fired in a sentence
I never felt so all-fired worked up about anythin' as I do about that there 'strike' o' Jim's.
Motor Matt's Daring, or, True to His Friends | Stanley R. Matthews"Thet's an all-fired hot ride fer water," declared the outlaw Shady, who somehow fitted his name in color and impression.
The Man of the Forest | Zane GreyI'm a good enough Yank to see if your dinky police is such an all-fired cute little bunch of wonder-workers as you say!
Murder in Any Degree | Owen JohnsonPerhaps not, Maria, but I've got an all-fired good turkey out in the woodshed, just the same.
Step Lively! | George NibloYeoure so all-fired clever at sech things, said Sile Crane, why dont yeou suggest a plan?
The New Boys at Oakdale | Morgan Scott
British Dictionary definitions for all-fired
/ slang, mainly US /
(prenominal) excessive; extreme
(intensifier): don't be so all-fired sure of yourself!
Origin of all-fired
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