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fier´i|ly

fier|y «FYR ee, FY uhr-», adjective, -fier|i|er, fier|i|est.

1. containing fire; burning; flaming: »a burning fiery furnace (Daniel 3:6).

2. like fire; very hot; flashing; glowing: »a fiery red, fiery heat.

3. Figurative. full of feeling or spirit; ardent: »a fiery speech.
SYNONYM(S): fervent, fervid, spirited, passionate.

4. Figurative. easily aroused or excited: »a fiery temper.

5. a) highly inflammable; liable to take fire, as gas in a mine. b) (especially of a mine) containing large quantities of inflammable gas.

6. inflamed: »a fiery sore.

7. Figurative. producing a burning sensation; pungent: »the fiery taste of raw whiskey.

╂[< fire + -y¹]

–fier´i|ly, adverb.

–fier´i|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.