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
- He was killed in a fiery crash.
- <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
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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