fiery

[FiĀ·er*y]

When something is very hot or intense, it's fiery. Fiery can describe a literal blaze, a hot chili pepper, or even a fiery temper.

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Consisting of, containing, or resembling, fire; as, the fiery gulf of Etna; a fiery appearance.

Adjective S.
like or suggestive of fire; "the burning sand"; "a fiery desert wind"; "an igneous desert atmosphere"

Adjective S.
very intense; "a fiery temper"; "flaming passions"

Adjective S.
characterized by intense emotion; "ardent love"; "an ardent lover"; "a burning enthusiasm"; "a fervent desire to change society"; "a fervent admirer"; "fiery oratory"; "an impassioned appeal"; "a torrid love affair"


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Consisting of, containing, or resembling, fire; as, the fiery gulf of Etna; a fiery appearance.

a.
Vehement; ardent; very active; impetuous.

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Passionate; easily provoked; irritable.

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Unrestrained; fierce; mettlesome; spirited.

a.
heated by fire, or as if by fire; burning hot; parched; feverish.


Fiery

Fi"er*y (? ∨ ?), a. [Formerly written firy, fr. fire.] 1. Consisting of, containing, or resembling, fire; as, the fiery gulf of Etna; a fiery appearance.
And fiery billows roll below.
2. Vehement; ardent; very active; impetuous.
Hath thy fiery heart so parched thine entrails?
The fiery spirit of his forefathers.
3. Passionate; easily provoked; irritable.
You kniw the fiery quality of the duke.
4. Unrestrained; fierce; mettlesome; spirited.
One curbed the fiery steed.
5. heated by fire, or as if by fire; burning hot; parched; feverish. Pope.
The sword which is made fiery.
Fiery cross, a cross constructed of two firebrands, and pitched upon the point of a spear; formerly in Scotland borne by a runner as a signal for the clan to take up arms. Sir W. Scott.

Consisting of, containing, or resembling, fire; as, the fiery gulf of Etna; a fiery appearance.

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Usage Examples

It is folly for an eminent man to think of escaping censure, and a weakness to be affected with it. All the illustrious persons of antiquity, and indeed of every age in the world, have passed through this fiery persecution.

It all happened so fast. The ghetto. The deportation. The sealed cattle car. The fiery altar upon which the history of our people and the future of mankind were meant to be sacrificed.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

We march and fight, to death or on to victory. Our might is right, no traitors shall prevail. Our hearts are steeled against the fiery gates of hell. No shot or shell, can still our mighty song.

The sight of nature fascinates, the family tie has a sweet enchantment and patriotism gives the religious spirit a fiery devotion to the powers that it reveres.

People think of Latina women as being fiery and fierce, which is usually true. But I think the quality that so many Latinas possess is strength. I'm very proud to have Latin blood.

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