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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We talked about Grace sometimes, the way she was fiery and romantic and how she wished she could do what I was doing, how the Hello Girls were inspiring girls all over the world.
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The pyroclastic surge, Jess realized, the fiery hurricane wind packed with poisonous gas and ash.
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Under the cover of her job, Olka was able to come and go easily, and we spent many a night sipping fiery homemade slivovitz, listening to a violinist play Mahler, sometimes even dancing.
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Oh, it was a horrible thing with fiery red eyes.
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The smoke hasn’t reached the second floor, but the walls and floor of the hallway look like molten lava, with a fiery glow that pulses underneath.
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