fiery
adjectiveattested in dialogue
- //ˈfaɪəɹi//
- //ˈfaɪɹi//
Of or relating to fire.
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to fire.
- 2
Burning or glowing.
Blast after blast, fiery outbreak after fiery outbreak, like a flaming barrage from within,[…]most of Edison's grounds soon became an inferno. As though on an incendiary rampage, the fires systematically devoured the contents of Edison's headquarters and facilities.
- 3
Inflammable or easily ignited.
- 4
Having the colour of fire.
- 5
Hot or inflamed.
The desert storm was riding in its strength; the travellers lay beneath the mastery of the fell simoom.[…]Drifts of yellow vapour, fiery, parching, stinging, filled the air.
A couple of vegetables, sambar (spicy and sour lentils and vegetables boiled with masalas and spices), rasam (a hot and fiery lentil soup-like dish) and curds (yoghurt) served with heaps of rice and eaten in that order. A non-vegetarian version of the “meals” can be found in “Military” hotels.
- 6
Tempestuous or emotionally volatile; sulfurous.
a fiery temper
- 7
Spirited or filled with emotion.
A fiery streak penetrates your skull, trying to force your eyes open. It's a sound. A clarion call from hell.
- 8
Having the capillaries contracted due to stress at time of slaughter, causing blood to not drain properly.
Etymology
From Middle English fyry, from fyr (“fire”), equivalent to fire + -y.
Forms
- comparative
- more fiery, fierier
- superlative
- most fiery, fieriest