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fiery

[ fahyuhr-ee, fahy-uh-ree ]

adjective

fierier, fieriest.
  1. consisting of, attended with, characterized by, or containing fire:

    a volcano's fiery discharge.

  2. intensely hot:

    fiery desert sands.

    Antonyms: ,

  3. like or suggestive of fire:

    a fiery red; angry, fiery eyes.

    Synonyms: , ,

    Antonyms: ,

  4. intensely ardent, impetuous, or passionate:

    fiery courage; a fiery speech.

    Synonyms: , , ,

    Antonyms: , ,

  5. easily angered or provoked:

    a fiery temper.

  6. causing a burning sensation, as certain liquors or condiments.
  7. inflamed, as a tumor or sore.
  8. Mining: Older Use.
    1. highly flammable.
    2. containing highly flammable gas.


fiery

/ ˈڲɪəɪ /

adjective

  1. of, containing, or composed of fire
  2. resembling fire in heat, colour, ardour, etc

    a fiery speaker

    a fiery desert wind

  3. easily angered or aroused

    a fiery temper

  4. (of food) producing a burning sensation

    a fiery curry

  5. (of the skin or a sore) inflamed
  6. flammable or containing flammable gas
  7. (of a cricket pitch) making the ball bounce dangerously high
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈھԱ, noun
  • ˈھ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • ھi· adverb
  • ھi·Ա noun
  • ܲ·ھy adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of fiery1

First recorded in 1225–75; Middle English fiery, fury, fery; fire, -y 1
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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.

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So much so that they may have selected the fiery, aggressive playmaker — capable of defending and scoring — earlier than anticipated.

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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.

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In the midst of her fiery hit song marathon, Megan Thee Stallion ran off one side of the stage.

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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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