hell-firedadj.adv.

Brit.

/ˈhɛlfʌɪəd/, U.S.

/ˈhɛlˌfaɪ(ə)rd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: hell-fire n., -ed suffix².

Etymology: < hell-fire n. + -ed suffix². With use as adverb compare slightly later hell-fire adv.

colloquial.

A. adj.

1. Of, characterized by, or suggestive of, hell-fire; fuelled by evil; (also) forged in hell; as hot as hell-fire, fiery.In quot. a1711, with allusion to James 6:3.

ΚΠ

1649 F. H. Elogie & Epit. 7 Suffic'd it not your thirst (ye hell-fir'd soules) T'have drunke the dregs of wrath in your Kings gore?

a1711 T. Ken Christophil in Wks. (1721) I. 447 Blasphem'd by ev'ry Hell-fir'd Tongue.

1850 N. Stacy Mem. iii. 50 He would pour out the wrath of God..upon the devoted head of the impenitent sinner! ‘They call me a hell-fired preacher,’ he would say, ‘and they say right.’

1928 Gastonia (N. Carolina) Gaz. 4 Apr. 8/2 It sure gets you—18 shows a day and this hell-fired heat.

1985 F. Turner J. Muir Prol. 8 At some point in adolescence the Word in the dress of flaming, hellfired rhetoric was brought to the lonely farmhand.

2007 Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 30 July 9 The hell-fired tropical Queensland sun is molten metal pouring over us,..scorching, razing us on the walk back.

2. As an intensive: terrible, ‘damned’. Cf. all-fired adj. and adv. Now rare (chiefly U.S. in later use).

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adjective] > very great or extreme

strangec1380

overpassinga1382

passinga1387

most?c1430

extremec1460

horriblea1464

violenta1500

mainc1540

immortal?c1550

exquisite1552

sore1555

three-piled1598

thundering1618

devilish1639

shrewda1643

deadly1660

woundy1681

vast1696

monstrous1711

mortal1716

terrific1743

hell-fired1754

hellish1764

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severe1805

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all-fired1829

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1754 E. Kimber Hist. Life & Adventures Mr. Anderson 57 I have purchased with my money, and brought up to inveigle that hell-fir'd little b—h to her ruin.

1759 Life & Real Adventures Hamilton Murray I. xi. 129 ‘You hell-fired dog you,’ says he, ‘what have you to say?’

1833 J. Neal Down-easters I. 79 See what a hell fired noise it [sc. the watch] makes.

1867 G. W. Harris Sut Lovingood 36 I'll drownd mysef, see ef I don't, that is ef I don't die frum that hellfired shut [= shirt].

1929 Amer. Speech 5 119 A man who had done something dishonest was..a ‘hell-fired cuss’.

1972 J. S. Hall Sayings from Old Smoky 80 It was the hell-firedest wreck I've ever seen!

B. adv.

As an intensive: very, extremely, ‘damned’. See hell-fire adv.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > malediction > oaths > [adjective] > religious oaths (referring to God) > referring to the devil or hell

hell-fired1756

1756 W. Toldervy Hist. Two Orphans III. 157 Sir..he is a h—ll-fir'd good creature.

1825 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Sept. 330/1 All these..get leave of absence hell-fired quick from these regions, let me tell you.

1873 Times 1 Dec. 4/4 ‘That's nigh the biggest insec' ever I see,’ said Beasley, ‘it must be all-fired’—i.e. hell-fired—‘dark about his middle inside.’

1942 Esquire Jan. 51/3 The Pratts were hell-fired mad at Ceif.

2003 Ottawa Sun (Nexis) 29 May 13 Trying to figure out why the Liberals seem so hell-fired determined to push ahead with the pot bill despite all the criticism.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	hell-fired
释义	hell-firedadj.adv. Brit. /ˈhɛlfʌɪəd/, U.S. /ˈhɛlˌfaɪ(ə)rd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: hell-fire n., -ed suffix². Etymology: < hell-fire n. + -ed suffix². With use as adverb compare slightly later hell-fire adv. colloquial. A. adj. 1. Of, characterized by, or suggestive of, hell-fire; fuelled by evil; (also) forged in hell; as hot as hell-fire, fiery.In quot. a1711, with allusion to James 6:3. ΚΠ 1649 F. H. Elogie & Epit. 7 Suffic'd it not your thirst (ye hell-fir'd soules) T'have drunke the dregs of wrath in your Kings gore? a1711 T. Ken Christophil in Wks. (1721) I. 447 Blasphem'd by ev'ry Hell-fir'd Tongue. 1850 N. Stacy Mem. iii. 50 He would pour out the wrath of God..upon the devoted head of the impenitent sinner! ‘They call me a hell-fired preacher,’ he would say, ‘and they say right.’ 1928 Gastonia (N. Carolina) Gaz. 4 Apr. 8/2 It sure gets you—18 shows a day and this hell-fired heat. 1985 F. Turner J. Muir Prol. 8 At some point in adolescence the Word in the dress of flaming, hellfired rhetoric was brought to the lonely farmhand. 2007 Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 30 July 9 The hell-fired tropical Queensland sun is molten metal pouring over us,..scorching, razing us on the walk back. 2. As an intensive: terrible, ‘damned’. Cf. all-fired adj. and adv. Now rare (chiefly U.S. in later use). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adjective] > very great or extreme strangec1380 overpassinga1382 passinga1387 most?c1430 extremec1460 horriblea1464 violenta1500 mainc1540 immortal?c1550 exquisite1552 sore1555 three-piled1598 thundering1618 devilish1639 shrewda1643 deadly1660 woundy1681 vast1696 monstrous1711 mortal1716 terrific1743 hell-fired1754 hellish1764 colossal1794 severe1805 awful1818 all-fired1829 terrible1829 quare and1847 ferocious1877 pluperfect1889 raging1889 giddy1896 utter1898 stiff1905 1754 E. Kimber Hist. Life & Adventures Mr. Anderson 57 I have purchased with my money, and brought up to inveigle that hell-fir'd little b—h to her ruin. 1759 Life & Real Adventures Hamilton Murray I. xi. 129 ‘You hell-fired dog you,’ says he, ‘what have you to say?’ 1833 J. Neal Down-easters I. 79 See what a hell fired noise it [sc. the watch] makes. 1867 G. W. Harris Sut Lovingood 36 I'll drownd mysef, see ef I don't, that is ef I don't die frum that hellfired shut [= shirt]. 1929 Amer. Speech 5 119 A man who had done something dishonest was..a ‘hell-fired cuss’. 1972 J. S. Hall Sayings from Old Smoky 80 It was the hell-firedest wreck I've ever seen! B. adv. As an intensive: very, extremely, ‘damned’. See hell-fire adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > malediction > oaths > [adjective] > religious oaths (referring to God) > referring to the devil or hell hell-fired1756 1756 W. Toldervy Hist. Two Orphans III. 157 Sir..he is a h—ll-fir'd good creature. 1825 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Sept. 330/1 All these..get leave of absence hell-fired quick from these regions, let me tell you. 1873 Times 1 Dec. 4/4 ‘That's nigh the biggest insec' ever I see,’ said Beasley, ‘it must be all-fired’—i.e. hell-fired—‘dark about his middle inside.’ 1942 Esquire Jan. 51/3 The Pratts were hell-fired mad at Ceif. 2003 Ottawa Sun (Nexis) 29 May 13 Trying to figure out why the Liberals seem so hell-fired determined to push ahead with the pot bill despite all the criticism. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.adv.1649
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