all-fired
Americanadjective
adverb
adjective
adverb
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Etymology
Origin of all-fired
First recorded in 1825–35; probably euphemism for hell-fired
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It was Albert, not Victoria, who was so all-fired prim and proper that the term Victorian was saddled on her era as a synonym for Puritan rigidity.
From Time Magazine Archive
Appalachian cabins never gleamed so spiffily as at Dolly Parton's new Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tenn. Country music rarely sounded so all-fired wholesome as it does at Nashville's Opryland.
From Time Magazine Archive
And thank heavens for Irene Saltz, without whose all-fired energy Tarbox would never have achieved such an effective League of Women Voters or Fair Housing Group.
From Time Magazine Archive
I wasn’t sure why he was so all-fired worried about it—it was already pretty dinged up.
From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt
Then most of the adults started to gather around the cleared tables and I went over to the deserted horseshoe pits to see what was so all-fired important about throwing horseshoes.
From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt
There ain't but one man can whip his weight in wildcats and tell the all-firedest yarns out.
From Joe's Luck Always Wide Awake by Alger, Horatio
"Yes; they'll have the all-firedest upheave there, before long, that ever tore a hole in the bottom of the sea."
From Phemie Frost's Experiences by Stephens, Ann S. (Ann Sophia)
As I brought out with emphasis the "all-firedest, biggest bug," I noticed that a frost fell on the mirth, silence reigned for a moment interrupted only by gasps from the ladies.
From The Last Leaf Observations, during Seventy-Five Years, of Men and Events in America and Europe by Hosmer, James Kendall
The all-firedest finest pair of mules on Granados, and every water bag in the outfit!
From The Treasure Trail A Romance of the Land of Gold and Sunshine by Amick, Robert Wesley
You know McGable in course, and must know he's the all-firedest varmint that tramps.
From The Frontier Angel A Romance of Kentucky Rangers' Life by Ellis, Edward Sylvester
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