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   Fier·y

   /ˈfī(ə)rē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. consisting of fire or burning strongly and brightly: "the sun was a fiery ball low on the hills" Similar burningblazingflamingragingon fireablazeafirelightedlitincandescentred-hotscorching
   • ▪ having the bright color of fire: "the car was painted a fiery red" Similar brightbrilliantvividvibrantintensedeeprichstrongbold
   • ▪ (of a person) having a passionate, quick-tempered nature: "a fiery, imaginative Aries" Similar passionateimpassionedardentferventfervidlivelyzealousspiriteduncontrollableungovernablequick-temperedill-temperedbad-temperedvolatileexplosiveangryheatedaggressivedeterminedresoluteliterary:passionalperfervidOpposite blandindifferent
   • ▪ (of behavior or words) passionately angry and deeply felt: "a fiery speech"

   Derivatives

   • 1. fierily adverb
   • 2. fieriness noun

   Scrabble Points: 11

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2. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › fieryfiery adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and ...

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   Definition of fiery adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › fieryFIERY | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   FIERY meaning: 1. showing strong emotion, especially anger: 2. bright or burning like a fire: . Learn more.

4. en.thefreedictionary.com › fieryFiery - definition of fiery by The Free Dictionary

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   1. a. Consisting of or containing fire. b. Burning or glowing. c. Using or effected with fire. d. Easily ignited; flammable. 2. Having the color of fire; brightly red: fiery hair; a fiery sunset. 3. a. Torridly hot. b. Feverishly hot and flushed: fiery cheeks. c. Being in an inflamed, usually painful condition: a fiery boil. 4. a.

5. www.oed.com › dictionary › fiery_adjfiery, adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...

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   What does the adjective fiery mean? There are 19 meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective fiery . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

6. www.britannica.com › dictionary › fieryFiery Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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   fiery /ˈfajəri/ adjective

   fierier; fieriest

   fiery

   /ˈfajəri/

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   noun [noncount]

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7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › thesaurusFIERY - 68 Synonyms and Antonyms - Cambridge English

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   adjective. These are words and phrases related to fiery. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of fiery. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego were thrown into the fiery furnace. Synonyms. full of fire. flaming. burning. intensely hot. sweltering. torrid. blazing. alight. ablaze. afire. glowing. glaring.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › english-word › fieryFIERY - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

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   1. If you describe something as fiery, you mean that it is burning strongly or contains fire. [literary] [...] 2. You can use fiery for emphasis when you are referring to bright colours such as red or orange. [literary, emphasis] [...] 3. If you describe food or drink as fiery, you mean that it has a very strong hot or spicy taste. [written] [...]