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fier·y
(fīr′ē, fī′ə-rē)adj. fier·i·er, fier·i·est
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. Easily excited or emotionally volatile; tempestuous: a fiery temper.
b. Charged with emotion; spirited: a fiery denunciation.
[Middle English firi, from fir, fire; see fire.]
fier′i·ly adv.
fier′i·ness n.
fier′y adv.
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fiery
(ˈfaɪərɪ)adj, fierier or fieriest
1. of, containing, or composed of fire
2. resembling fire in heat, colour, ardour, etc: a fiery desert wind; a fiery speaker.
3. easily angered or aroused: a fiery temper.
4. (of food) producing a burning sensation: a fiery curry.
5. (Pathology) (of the skin or a sore) inflamed
6. (General Physics) flammable or containing flammable gas
7. (Cricket) (of a cricket pitch) making the ball bounce dangerously high
ˈfierily adv
ˈfieriness n
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fier•y
(ˈfaɪər i, ˈfaɪ ə ri)adj. fier•i•er, fier•i•est.
1. consisting of, attended with, characterized by, or containing fire.
2. intensely hot.
3. like or suggestive of fire: a fiery red.
4. intensely ardent: a fiery speech.
5. easily angered or provoked.
6. causing a burning sensation, as certain liquors or condiments.
7. inflamed, as a tumor or sore.
[1225–75]
fier′i•ly, adv.
fier′i•ness, n.
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| Adj. | 1. | fiery - characterized by intense emotion; "ardent love"; "an ardent lover"; "a fervent desire to change society"; "a fervent admirer"; "fiery oratory"; "an impassioned appeal"; "a torrid love affair" passionate - having or expressing strong emotions |
| 2. | fiery - like or suggestive of fire; "a fiery desert wind"; "an igneous desert atmosphere" hot - used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning; "hot stove"; "hot water"; "a hot August day"; "a hot stuffy room"; "she's hot and tired"; "a hot forehead" | |
| 3. | fiery - very intense; "a fiery temper"; "flaming passions" hot - extended meanings; especially of psychological heat; marked by intensity or vehemence especially of passion or enthusiasm; "a hot temper"; "a hot topic"; "a hot new book"; "a hot love affair"; "a hot argument" |
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fiery
adjective
1. burning, flaming, glowing, blazing, on fire, red-hot, ablaze, in flames, aflame, afire People set up fiery barricades.
4. excitable, violent, fierce, passionate, irritable, impetuous, irascible, peppery, hot-headed, choleric a red-head's fiery temper
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
fiery
adjective1. On fire:
Idioms: in a blaze, in flames.
2. Marked by much heat:
3. Full of or characterized by a lively, emphatic, eager quality:
Informal: snappy.
4. Fired with intense feeling:
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Translations
غاضِب، حاد الطَّبْعناري، مُلْتَهِب كَالنَّار
ohnivýprudkývznětlivý
blussendeheftig
tüzes
eldlegur, glóandiofsafenginn, bráîur
liepsningasugningas
ātrsirdīgsdegošskvēlojošsugunīgsviegli saniknojams
ohnivý
ateş gibiçabuk parlayan/öfkelenenkızgın
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
fiery
[ˈfaɪəri] adj (= flaming) → incandescent(e)
[colour] → rougeoyant(e)
[person] → fougueux/euse; [temper] → explosif/ive
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
fiery
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
fiery
[ˈfaɪərɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (gen) → infocato/a, ardente; (red) → di fuoco; (temperament, person) → focoso/a; (liquor) → che brucia la golaCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
fiery
(ˈfaiəri) adjective1. like fire. a fiery light.
2. angry. a fiery temper.
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