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fiery
[ fahyuhr-ee, fahy-uh-ree ]
adjective
- consisting of, attended with, characterized by, or containing fire:
a volcano's fiery discharge.
- 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.
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- 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.
fiery
/ ˈڲɪəɪ /
adjective
- of, containing, or composed of fire
- resembling fire in heat, colour, ardour, etc
a fiery speaker
a fiery desert wind
- 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
Derived Forms
- ˈھԱ, noun
- ˈھ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- ھi· adverb
- ھi·Ա noun
- ܲ·ھy adjective
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
England fly-half George Ford scored his first try for Sale as the Sharks beat Saracens in a fiery match to move up to second in the Premiership.
So much so that they may have selected the fiery, aggressive playmaker — capable of defending and scoring — earlier than anticipated.
Cheyenne is fiery and brash — in one scene she rejects a series of dance partners by describing a murder — but de Laâge imbues her with emotional complexity.
In the midst of her fiery hit song marathon, Megan Thee Stallion ran off one side of the stage.
The song features the disco-inspired chorus “Do the King Kong, baby,” with actor Burgess Meredith simulating the historic Hindenburg disaster radio broadcast as he narrates the massive ape-machine’s fiery crash to the ground.
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