fiery

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈfaɪəɹi/ See IPA manual

Freq #10512

Meanings

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adj
like or suggestive of fire

A fiery desert wind.

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Synonyms

1 adj · like or suggestive of fire igneous

More passionate flaming ablaze blazing hotheaded

Word family

Forms fierierfieriest

Derived forms fierilyfierinessfiery-tonguedunfiery

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Phrases (1)

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fiery oratory
public speaking filled with intense emotion and force

Adjective + noun

Etymology

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

fyry Middle English

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