akindleadj.
/əˈkɪndl/, U.S. /əˈkɪnd(ə)l/ Alight, burning.
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the mind > emotion > passion > ardour or fervour > [adjective] > burning or inflamed (of passions)
chafedc1330
burninga1400
ferventa1400
scaldingc1400
flagrant?1521
frying1587
incensed1612
warmed1700
white-hot1833
afire1846
akindle1869
1869 Ladies' Repository May 354/2 She came to me with eyes all akindle with enthusiasm.
1921 L. P. Jacks Lost Radiance Christian Relig. 17 All his motives and desires are akindle and aglow with the fires and energy of that central flame.
1955 W. Gaddis Recognitions ii. v. 494 Those monks in the Middle Ages were keeping akindle the light of knowledge.
2003 R. Bass in J. A. Byers Built for Speed p. xii The enduring blaze..will of course be required to keep that phenomenon akindle in the coming centuries.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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