fiery

fi·ery

adj \ˈfī(-ə)-rē\

fi·er·i·erfi·er·i·est

Definition of FIERY

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>

— fi·eri·ly \ˈfī-rə-lē\ adverb

— fi·eri·ness \ˈfī-rē-nəs\ noun

— fiery adverb

Examples of FIERY

1. He was killed in a fiery crash.
2. <the fiery Yule log made a splendid backdrop for our holiday party>

Origin of FIERY

Middle English, from fire, fier fire

First Known Use: 13th century

Related to FIERY

Synonyms: afire, aflame, alight [chiefly British], blazing, burning, combusting, conflagrant, ablaze, flaming, ignited, inflamed (also enflamed), kindled, lit (or lighted)

Antonyms: algid, arctic, bitter, bone-chilling, cold, freezing, frigid, frozen, glacial, ice-cold, iced, icy

Related Words: aglow, flaring, flickering, glowing, live, smoldering (or smouldering); broiling, hot, piping hot, red-hot, roasting, scalding, scorching, searing, sizzling; burned (or burnt), charred, incinerated, scorched, seared, singed

Near Antonyms: choked, damped, dead, doused (also dowsed), extinguished, quenched, smothered, snuffed (out), stamped (out), suffocated

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