fiery
Americanadjective
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consisting of, attended with, characterized by, or containing fire.
a volcano's fiery discharge.
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intensely hot.
fiery desert sands.
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like or suggestive of fire.
a fiery red; angry, fiery eyes.
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intensely ardent, impetuous, or passionate.
fiery courage; a fiery speech.
- Synonyms:
- impassioned, spirited, vehement, fervent
- Antonyms:
- dispassionate, cold, cold, cool, cool
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easily angered or provoked.
a fiery temper.
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causing a burning sensation, as certain liquors or condiments.
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inflamed, as a tumor or sore.
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Mining: Older Use.
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highly flammable.
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containing highly flammable gas.
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adjective
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of, containing, or composed of fire
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resembling fire in heat, colour, ardour, etc
a fiery desert wind
a fiery speaker
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easily angered or aroused
a fiery temper
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(of food) producing a burning sensation
a fiery curry
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(of the skin or a sore) inflamed
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flammable or containing flammable gas
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(of a cricket pitch) making the ball bounce dangerously high
Other Word Forms
- fierily adverb
- fieriness noun
- unfiery adjective
Etymology
Origin of fiery
First recorded in 1225–75; Middle English fiery, fury, fery; fire, -y 1
Example Sentences
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Four people were killed Saturday in a fiery car crash near Long Beach Airport, and investigators have not yet determined the cause.
From Los Angeles Times
You are startled, later, to see the film footage of the tower itself, in its fiery death throes, as it plunged into the cathedral below.
A gifted public speaker, the ordained minister was known for fiery rhetoric, often advocating for the interests of working people, especially minorities.
She twisted the words bitterly, so it sounded like they’d fallen into the deep fiery pits of Hades.
From Literature
It had a fiery mountain with green rain forest on the high slopes and grasslands at the bottom.
From Literature
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