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[ fahyuhr-ee, fahy-uh-ree ] / ˈfaɪər i, ˈfaɪ ə ri / SEE SYNONYMS FOR fiery ON THESAURUS.COM
adjective, fier·i·er, fier·i·est.consisting of, attended with, characterized by, or containing fire: a volcano's fiery discharge. intensely hot: fiery desert sands. like or suggestive of fire: a fiery red; angry, fiery eyes. intensely ardent, impetuous, or passionate: fiery courage; a fiery speech. easily angered or provoked: a fiery temper. causing a burning sensation, as certain liquors or condiments. inflamed, as a tumor or sore. Mining: Older Use. - highly flammable.
- containing highly flammable gas.
Origin of fieryFirst recorded in 1225–75; from Middle English fiery, fury, fery; see fire, -y1 SYNONYMS FOR fiery3 flaming, flashing, glowing, burning. 4 fervent, vehement, spirited, impassioned. SEE SYNONYMS FOR fiery ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR fiery2-4 cool, cold. 4 dispassionate. SEE ANTONYMS FOR fiery ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM fieryfier·i·ly, adverbfier·i·ness, nounun·fier·y, adjectiveWords nearby fieryFiennes, fier, fierce, fieri facias, Fierstein, fiery, fiery cross, Fiesole, fiesta, fiesta de toros, fiesta taurina Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fieryThere was Milan Hruška, a fiery miner from the North Bohemian coal mines. How Havel Inspired the Velvet Revolution|Michael Zantovsky|December 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST Next door, a strip mall popped and hissed as unknown accelerants aided in its fiery destruction. Raging Protesters Set Ferguson on Fire|Justin Glawe|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST Shortly after leaving Stanleyville, Richard Holm and a Cuban pilot went down in a fiery plane crash. ‘Argo’ in the Congo: The Ghosts of the Stanleyville Hostage Crisis|Nina Strochlic|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST The fiery first-term conservative won narrowly over Democrat Mike Michaud Tuesday night. Republican Wave Carries Maine Governor Paul LePage to Victory|Ben Jacobs|November 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The fiery trial through which we pass, will light us down, in honor or dishonor, to the latest generation. Lincoln Was the Founders’ Heir Apparent|Harvey J. Kaye|October 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST He glanced round at us; there was a proud smile on his resolute face; his eyes glowed with fiery ardour. For The Admiral|W.J. Marx The light of these days has driven the fiery dragon to take refuge among nations not yet visited by the light of civilization. The Curiosities of Heraldry|Mark Antony Lower Remove the fiery clouds that the obduracy of a sinner drew over our heads! The Poniard's Hilt|Eugne Sue This state of affairs exasperated the fiery and self-willed little beauty almost to phrensy. Cruel As The Grave|Mrs. Emma D. E. N. Southworth Among these was one young colt of such a fiery temper that no one was allowed to mount him. The Story of the Thirteen Colonies|H. A. (Hlne Adeline) Guerber
British Dictionary definitions for fiery
adjective fierier or fieriestof, containing, or composed of fire resembling fire in heat, colour, ardour, etca fiery desert wind; a fiery speaker easily angered or arouseda fiery temper (of food) producing a burning sensationa fiery curry (of the skin or a sore) inflamed flammable or containing flammable gas (of a cricket pitch) making the ball bounce dangerously high Derived forms of fieryfierily, adverbfieriness, nounCollins 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 fieryexcitable, red-hot, burning, vehement, impassioned, combustible, flaming, glowing, blazing, hot, spirited, violent, heated, fierce, intense, ablaze, afire, alight, choleric, enthusiastic |