fiery
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fiery
- /ˈfaɪəɹi/
- /ˈfaɪɹi/
Sounds like firey · Rhymes with -aɪəɹi
Where it comes from
From Middle English fyry, from fyr (“fire”), equivalent to fire + -y.
adjective more fiery · fierier · most fiery · fieriest
- Of or relating to fire.
- Burning or glowing. Blast after blast, fiery outbreak after fiery outbreak, like a flaming barrage from within,[…]most of Edison's grounds soon became an inferno. As though on an incendiary rampage, the fires systematically devoured the contents of Edison's headquarters and facilities.
- Inflammable or easily ignited.
- Having the colour of fire.
- Hot or inflamed. The desert storm was riding in its strength; the travellers lay beneath the mastery of the fell simoom.[…]Drifts of yellow vapour, fiery, parching, stinging, filled the air.
- Tempestuous or emotionally volatile; sulfurous. a fiery temper
- Spirited or filled with emotion. A fiery streak penetrates your skull, trying to force your eyes open. It's a sound. A clarion call from hell.
- Having the capillaries contracted due to stress at time of slaughter, causing blood to not drain properly.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: flaming, igneous, burning, hot, torrid, perfervid, fervid, impassioned, fervent, ardent, passionate, fire, pyrotechnical, shooting, gunfire, firearm
Translations
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adj of, or relating to fire
| Español | pírico, ígneo, vulcanio, ignito, ignífero, ardiente |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 火的 huǒ de |
| Português | ígneo |
| Français | ardent |
| Deutsch | feurig, Feuer- |
| Italiano | ardente |
| Română | focos |
| Русский | о́гненный ógnennyj, огнево́й ognevój |
| العربية | نَارِيّ nāriyy |
| עברית | אֵשִׁי eshi |
adj burning or glowing
| Português | ardente |
|---|---|
| Français | brulant |
| Italiano | incandescente, bruciante |
| Română | aprins, ardent, incandescent |
| Русский | горя́щий gorjáščij, жгу́чий žgúčij |
adj inflammable or easily ignited
| Português | inflamável |
|---|---|
| Italiano | infiammabile |
| Русский | воспламеня́ющийся vosplamenjájuščijsja |
adj having the colour of fire
| Português | ígneo |
|---|---|
| Français | flamboyant |
| Italiano | infocato |
| Русский | о́гненный ógnennyj |
adj hot or inflamed
| Русский | горя́чий gorjáčij, пла́менный plámennyj |
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adj tempestuous or emotionally volatile
| Português | inflamável |
|---|---|
| Français | enflammé |
| Italiano | focoso |
| Română | focos, pătimaș, înflăcărat |
| Русский | бу́йный bújnyj |
adj spirited or filled with emotion
| Русский | пла́менный plámennyj, стра́стный strástnyj |
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title = {fiery},
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