flamyadj.

Brit.

/ˈfleɪmi/, U.S.

/ˈfleɪmi/

Forms: Middle English–1600s flammy, 1500s flambye, 1600s flamie, 1500s– flamy.

Etymology: < flame n. + -y suffix¹.

1. Of or pertaining to flame or flames; consisting of flames; beset with flames.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > fire or flame > [adjective] > of the nature of or resembling flame > consisting of or beset with flames

flamya1513

a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. clxiii. f. lxxxxii Lyke as the hydde in processe breke oute and shewith great Lyghte & flammy blase.

1558 Bp. T. Watson Holsome Doctr. Seuen Sacramentes xvi. f. xcvi The fyerye floude..dothe ouerflowe with his flambye waues.

1626 G. Sandys in tr. Ovid Metamorphosis xi. 224 He..foure times assaild To sack the flamie Pile.

1752 H. Moore To Mem. of Dr. Doddridge vi The flamy Car, fire-breathing Coursers drew.

1814 H. F. Cary tr. Dante Vision III. xxv. 133 The flamy circle at that voice so rested.

2. Resembling flame; flame-like.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > fire or flame > [adjective] > of the nature of or resembling flame

flamya1586

flammeous1664

mad-blazing1837

1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §30 Vital spirits..are a substance compounded of an airy and flamy matter.

1638 T. Herbert Some Yeares Trav. (rev. ed.) 47 A flammy rednesse will orespread the heavens.

a1661 B. Holyday tr. Juvenal Satyres (1673) 22 The..flamy vail he wears.

1718 A. Pope tr. Homer Iliad IV. xiv. 400 And flamy Crocus made the Mountain glow.

1801 R. Southey Thalaba II. ix. 143 Her flamy hairs curl up.

1875 H. R. Proctor in Encycl. Brit. III. 94/2 Should the aurora be flamy, and shoot out rays.

figurative.a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) ii. xvii. sig. Z8^v My thoughts..With flamie breathes doo issue oft in sound.1845 T. Carlyle in O. Cromwell Lett. & Speeches II. 234 A very flamy fuliginous set of doctrines.

†3. Performed by the agency of flame. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > fire or flame > [adjective] > of the nature of or resembling flame > performed by agency of flames

flamy?1611

?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads vii. 69 His body I'll resign To be disposed by his friends in flamy funerals.

1635 J. Swan Speculum Mundi vi. §2. 208 They [sc. waters] can..keep our mansions from cinders, or a flamie conversion into ashes.

Compounds

flamy-glittering adj.

ΚΠ

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Astrophel & Stella (1591) 32 Her flamy glittering lights increase with time and place.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	flamy
释义	flamyadj. Brit. /ˈfleɪmi/, U.S. /ˈfleɪmi/ Forms: Middle English–1600s flammy, 1500s flambye, 1600s flamie, 1500s– flamy. Etymology: < flame n. + -y suffix¹. 1. Of or pertaining to flame or flames; consisting of flames; beset with flames. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > fire or flame > [adjective] > of the nature of or resembling flame > consisting of or beset with flames flamya1513 a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. clxiii. f. lxxxxii Lyke as the hydde in processe breke oute and shewith great Lyghte & flammy blase. 1558 Bp. T. Watson Holsome Doctr. Seuen Sacramentes xvi. f. xcvi The fyerye floude..dothe ouerflowe with his flambye waues. 1626 G. Sandys in tr. Ovid Metamorphosis xi. 224 He..foure times assaild To sack the flamie Pile. 1752 H. Moore To Mem. of Dr. Doddridge vi The flamy Car, fire-breathing Coursers drew. 1814 H. F. Cary tr. Dante Vision III. xxv. 133 The flamy circle at that voice so rested. 2. Resembling flame; flame-like. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > fire or flame > [adjective] > of the nature of or resembling flame flamya1586 flammeous1664 mad-blazing1837 1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §30 Vital spirits..are a substance compounded of an airy and flamy matter. 1638 T. Herbert Some Yeares Trav. (rev. ed.) 47 A flammy rednesse will orespread the heavens. a1661 B. Holyday tr. Juvenal Satyres (1673) 22 The..flamy vail he wears. 1718 A. Pope tr. Homer Iliad IV. xiv. 400 And flamy Crocus made the Mountain glow. 1801 R. Southey Thalaba II. ix. 143 Her flamy hairs curl up. 1875 H. R. Proctor in Encycl. Brit. III. 94/2 Should the aurora be flamy, and shoot out rays. figurative.a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) ii. xvii. sig. Z8^v My thoughts..With flamie breathes doo issue oft in sound.1845 T. Carlyle in O. Cromwell Lett. & Speeches II. 234 A very flamy fuliginous set of doctrines. †3. Performed by the agency of flame. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > fire or flame > [adjective] > of the nature of or resembling flame > performed by agency of flames flamy?1611 ?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads vii. 69 His body I'll resign To be disposed by his friends in flamy funerals. 1635 J. Swan Speculum Mundi vi. §2. 208 They [sc. waters] can..keep our mansions from cinders, or a flamie conversion into ashes. Compounds flamy-glittering adj. ΚΠ a1586 Sir P. Sidney Astrophel & Stella (1591) 32 Her flamy glittering lights increase with time and place. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1513
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