单词 | fierily |
释义 | fierilyadv. 1. With passion, fervour, or intense feeling; angrily, excitedly; eagerly; in a fiery manner. Cf. fiery adj. 3. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > passion > ardour or fervour > [adverb] hotlyeOE ardently1340 burningly1340 firely1340 ferventlyc1374 warmly1529 fierily1600 glowinglya1625 incandescently1803 fervidly1847 tropically1896 Messianically1976 the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > vehement or passionate desire > [adverb] hotlyeOE hotOE ardently1340 firely1340 concupiscentlyc1450 zealously?1495 fierily1600 concupiscentially1627 1600 Abp. G. Abbot Expos. Prophet Ionah 37 The Prophet so firily is set, and so hotely enflamed to run from his dutie. 1676 R. Baxter Judgm. Non-conformists 6 But I have written Fierily against Mr. Danvers! 1799 W. Wennington tr. A. H. J. Lafontaine Man of Nature xix. 166 Mary stept up to her mother, and grasped her fierily by the hand. 1825 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Oct. 448 Long, and eagerly, and fierily I gazed. 1880 G. Meredith Tragic Comedians I. viii. 164 He lived with the pulses of the minutes, much as she did, only more fierily. 1922 Music & Lett. 3 221 Raff seems to have arranged his compositions, by instinct, to ring fierily with upper partials. 1975 Spectator 6 Dec. 738/2 George..swept her into his arms and kissed her quite fierily. 2004 Bks. Ireland Nov. 264/1 The fierily nationalistic Archbishop John MacHale of Tuam, who welcomed and then challenged Cullen at every turn. 2. With the appearance of fire; with qualities evoking fire, such as bright colour, light, or heat; with fire. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > red or redness > [adverb] rubicundly1599 redly1604 ruddily1647 fierily1824 1824 tr. E. T. A. Hoffmann Devil's Elixir I. 75 The rising sun, which now ascended fieryly [Ger. feurig]. 1839 Monthly Mag. Oct. 409 They saw mighty stones dart fierily up to the black sky, and a sea of burning resin. 1885 G. Meredith Diana of Crossways III. xv. 304 Her musings on him..fierily brushed her cheeks. 1927 C. Aiken Blue Voy. 68 Phosphor glowed on his arched eyebrows, outlining fierily his serio-comic eyes. 1961 J. Merrill in Poetry (Chicago) 98 164 Out over the nude waters where both suns Fierily..Strove to be one. 1993 M. Bradbury Doctor Criminale viii. 141 More bright torches burned fierily on the terrace. 2007 Guardian (Nexis) 17 Nov. 122 Fierily hot, smooth English mustard, coloured bright yellow with turmeric, is unique. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1600 |
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