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Fiery

//ˈfaɪəɹi// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to fire.
  2. 2
    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."

  3. 3
    Inflammable or easily ignited.
  4. 4
    Having the colour of fire.
  5. 5
    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."

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  1. 6
    Tempestuous or emotionally volatile; sulfurous.

    "a fiery temper"

  2. 7
    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."

  3. 8
    Having the capillaries contracted due to stress at time of slaughter, causing blood to not drain properly.
Adjective
  1. 1
    like or suggestive of fire wordnet
  2. 2
    passionate or quick-tempered wordnet
  3. 3
    characterized by intense emotion wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English fyry, from fyr (“fire”), equivalent to fire + -y.

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