afire
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afire
- /əˈfaɪɚ/
Rhymes with -aɪə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
13ᵗʰc., from Middle English afire, equivalent to a- (“on”) + fire. Figurative usage from late 14ᵗʰc.
adverb more afire · most afire
- On fire (often metaphorically). Zuleika blushed. “Yet,” she said more gently, “be sure they would all be not a little envious of YOU! Not one of them ever touched the surface of my heart. You stirred my heart to its very depths. Yes, you made me love you madly. The pearls told you no lie. You were my idol—the one thing in the wide
adjective more afire · most afire
- On fire (often metaphorically).
