all-fired

[ awl-fahyuhrd ]

/ ˈɔlˌfaɪərd /

Informal.

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adjective, superlative all-fired·est.

tremendous; extreme; excessive: He had the all-fired gall to quit in the middle of the job.

adverb

Also all-fired·ly

[awl-fahyuhrd-lee, -fahy-rid-]. /ˈɔlˌfaɪərd li, -ˌfaɪ rɪd-/. extremely; excessively: Don't be so all-fired sure of yourself.

Origin of all-fired

First recorded in 1825–35; probably euphemism for hell-fired

Words nearby all-fired

all eyes, alley gate, alley light, alley-oop, alleyway, all-fired, all-flying tail, All Fools' Day, all for, All for Love, All for one and one for all

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Example sentences from the Web for all-fired

They're all-fired fast, but it's funny how they stop when you tackle them.
Football Days|William H. Edwards
Wal, darn me, but you keep your help in all-fired good order here.
Our American Cousin|Tom Taylor
It's an all-fired outrage to tell any human creature that he's bound to hell.
Moby Dick; or The Whale|Herman Melville
He never says anything and so he seems to be all-fired wise.
Left Tackle Thayer|Ralph Henry Barbour

One of the reasons that I wanted you so badly was that I hated it so here, and it was so all-fired lonely.
The Locusts' Years|Mary Helen Fee

British Dictionary definitions for all-fired

all-fired

/ slang, mainly US /

adjective

(prenominal) excessive; extreme

adverb

(intensifier)don't be so all-fired sure of yourself!

Word Origin for all-fired

altered from hell-fired

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

单词	all-fired
释义	all-fired [ awl-fahyuhrd ] / ˈɔlˌfaɪərd / Informal. SEE SYNONYMS FOR all-fired ON THESAURUS.COM adjective, superlative all-fired·est. tremendous; extreme; excessive: He had the all-fired gall to quit in the middle of the job. adverb Also all-fired·ly [awl-fahyuhrd-lee, -fahy-rid-]. /ˈɔlˌfaɪərd li, -ˌfaɪ rɪd-/. extremely; excessively: Don't be so all-fired sure of yourself. Origin of all-fired First recorded in 1825–35; probably euphemism for hell-fired Words nearby all-fired all eyes, alley gate, alley light, alley-oop, alleyway, all-fired, all-flying tail, All Fools' Day, all for, All for Love, All for one and one for all Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for all-fired They're all-fired fast, but it's funny how they stop when you tackle them. Football Days\|William H. Edwards Wal, darn me, but you keep your help in all-fired good order here. Our American Cousin\|Tom Taylor It's an all-fired outrage to tell any human creature that he's bound to hell. Moby Dick; or The Whale\|Herman Melville He never says anything and so he seems to be all-fired wise. Left Tackle Thayer\|Ralph Henry Barbour One of the reasons that I wanted you so badly was that I hated it so here, and it was so all-fired lonely. The Locusts' Years\|Mary Helen Fee British Dictionary definitions for all-fired all-fired / slang, mainly US / adjective (prenominal) excessive; extreme adverb (intensifier)don't be so all-fired sure of yourself! Word Origin for all-fired altered from hell-fired 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 Words related to all-fired sheer, unmitigated, pure, darned, lousy, perfect, complete, confounded, blessed, consummate, blooming, total, blasted, reprobate, infernal, lost, doomed, bloody, cursed, bad
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all-fired

adjective, superlative all-fired·est.

adverb

Origin of all-fired

Words nearby all-fired

Example sentences from the Web for all-fired

British Dictionary definitions for all-fired

adjective

adverb

Word Origin for all-fired

Words related to all-fired