fiery [fahyuh -ee, fahy -uh -ree]
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See more synonyms for fiery on Thesaurus.com adjective, fier·i·er, fier·i·est. consisting of, attended with, characterized by, or containing fire: a volcano's fiery discharge. intensely hot: fiery desert sands. like or suggestive of fire: a fiery red; angry, fiery eyes. intensely ardent, impetuous, or passionate: fiery courage; a fiery speech. easily angered or provoked: a fiery temper. causing a burning sensation, as certain liquors or condiments. inflamed, as a tumor or sore. Mining Older Use highly flammable. containing highly flammable gas. Show More
Origin of fiery First recorded in
1225–75, fiery is from the
Middle English word
fi(e)ry. See
fire ,
-y1 Related forms fier·i·ly , adverb fier·i·ness , noun un·fier·y , adjective Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Related Words for fiery excitable ,
red-hot ,
burning ,
vehement ,
impassioned ,
combustible ,
flaming ,
glowing ,
blazing ,
hot ,
spirited ,
violent ,
heated ,
fierce ,
intense ,
ablaze ,
afire ,
alight ,
choleric ,
enthusiastic Examples from the Web for fiery Contemporary Examples of fiery There was Milan Hruška, a fiery miner from the North Bohemian coal mines.
Next door, a strip mall popped and hissed as unknown accelerants aided in its fiery destruction.
Shortly after leaving Stanleyville, Richard Holm and a Cuban pilot went down in a fiery plane crash.
The fiery first-term conservative won narrowly over Democrat Mike Michaud Tuesday night.
The fiery trial through which we pass, will light us down, in honor or dishonor, to the latest generation.
Historical Examples of fiery My brother is hot and fiery ; Mr Chatterton is rash and headstrong.
Then he raised the marshal's head and gave him a sip of the fiery stuff.
It needed but that to add fresh fuel to the fiery mood of the prelate.
The other boys did attempt it, however, simply to tease and annoy the fiery Corsican.
Mainwaring was of a sanguine disposition, with fiery temper.
British Dictionary definitions for fiery adjective fierier or fieriest of, containing, or composed of fire resembling fire in heat, colour, ardour, etc a fiery desert wind ; a fiery speaker easily angered or aroused a fiery temper (of food) producing a burning sensation a fiery curry (of the skin or a sore) inflamed flammable or containing flammable gas (of a cricket pitch) making the ball bounce dangerously high Show More
Derived Forms fierily , adverb fieriness , noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Word Origin and History for fiery adj. late 13c., from Middle English fier "fire" (see fire (n.)) + -y (2). The spelling is a relic of one of the attempts to render Old English "y" in fyr in a changing system of vowel sounds. Related: Fieriness .
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