fiery
playSimple Definition of fiery
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: having or producing fire
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of food : tasting very hot and spicy
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: having or showing a lot of strong and angry emotion
Full Definition of fiery
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fieriest
1 a : consisting of fire b : marked by fire <a fiery crash> c : using or carried out with fire d : liable to catch fire or explode : flammable <a fiery vapor>
2 a : hot like a fire b (1) : being in an inflamed state or condition <a fiery boil> (2) : feverish and flushed <a fiery forehead>
3 : of the color of fire : red <a fiery sunset>
4 a : full of or exuding emotion or spirit <a fiery sermon> b : easily provoked : irritable <a fiery temper>
fiery
adverbExamples of fiery in a sentence
He was killed in a fiery crash.
<the fiery Yule log made a splendid backdrop for our holiday party>
Did You Know?
If you find yourself tempted to spell this word "firey," you're relying on sound logic. Fiery was formed by combining the word fire and the "-y" suffix, so it is reasonable to expect that the result would be spelled "firey." At the time that the adjective was coined in the 13th century, however, the spelling of the noun had not yet become standardized. One alternate spelling was "fier." Presumably, it was this spelling that eventually led to English speakers settling on "fiery," even as the lone surviving spelling of the noun turned out to be "fire."
Origin and Etymology of fiery
Middle English, from fire, fier fire
First Known Use: 13th century
FIERY Defined for Kids
fiery
playDefinition of fiery for Students
fierier
fieriest
1 : marked by fire <a fiery explosion>
2 : hot or glowing like a fire
3 : full of spirit <a fiery speech>
4 : easily angered
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