fiery

fiery
UK [ˈfaɪrɪ] / US adjective
Word forms "fiery":
adjective fiery comparative fierier superlative fieriest
1) becoming angry very easily and quickly

a fiery temper

2) speaking with great emotion
3) mainly literary very bright in colour, especially bright red, orange, or yellow
4) food that is fiery makes your mouth feel very hot when you eat it

a fiery chilli sauce

5) mainly literary burning or full of flames

a fiery pit


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  • Fiery — Fi er*y (? or ?), a. [Formerly written firy, fr. fire.] 1. Consisting of, containing, or resembling, fire; as, the fiery gulf of Etna; a fiery appearance. [1913 Webster] And fiery billows roll below. I. Watts. [1913 Webster] 2. Vehement; ardent;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • fiery — [fī′ər ē, fī′rē] adj. fierier, fieriest [ME firi] 1. containing or consisting of fire 2. like fire; glaring, hot, etc. 3. characterized by strong emotion; ardent; spirited [fiery words] 4. easily stirred up; excitable [a fiery nature] …   English World dictionary

  • fiery — index demonstrative (expressive of emotion), fervent, hot blooded, intense, vehement, zealous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • fiery — late 13c., from M.E. fier fire (see FIRE (Cf. fire) (n.)) + Y (Cf. y) (2). The spelling is a relic of one of the attempts to render O.E. y in fyr in a changing system of vowel sounds. Related: Fieriness …   Etymology dictionary

  • fiery — *spirited, high spirited, peppery, gingery, mettlesome, spunky Analogous words: impetuous, *precipitate, headlong: passionate, perfervid, ardent, impassioned, fervid: vehement, intense, fierce, violent …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • fiery — [adj] passionate; on fire ablaze, afire, aflame, agitable, alight, blazing, burning, choleric, combustible, conflagrant, enthusiastic, excitable, febrile, fervid, fevered, feverish, fierce, flaming, flaring, flickering, flushed, glowing, heated,… …   New thesaurus

  • fiery — ► ADJECTIVE (fierier, fieriest) 1) resembling or consisting of fire. 2) quick tempered or passionate. DERIVATIVES fierily adverb fieriness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • fiery — [[t]fa͟ɪ͟əri[/t]] fieriest 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n If you describe something as fiery, you mean that it is burning strongly or contains fire. [LITERARY] A helicopter crashed in a fiery explosion in Vallejo. Syn: flaming 2) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n… …   English dictionary

  • fiery — adjective (fierier; est) Etymology: Middle English, from fire, fier fire Date: 13th century 1. a. consisting of fire b. marked by fire < a fiery crash > c. using or carried out with fire d. liable to catch fire or explode ; …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • fiery — fierily, adv. fieriness, n. /fuyeur ee, fuy euh ree/, adj., fierier, fieriest. 1. consisting of, attended with, characterized by, or containing fire: a volcano s fiery discharge. 2. intensely hot: fiery desert sands. 3. like or suggestive of fire …   Universalium

  • fiery — /ˈfaɪəri / (say fuyuhree) adjective (fierier, fieriest) 1. consisting of, attended with, characterised by, or containing fire: a fiery discharge. 2. intensely hot, as winds, desert sands, etc. 3. like or suggestive of fire: a fiery heat; a fiery… …  

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