Discard all the chilli seeds, unless you want an extremely fiery soup.
He has fiery red hair.
music with a fiery rhythm
Nansen is fiery and emotional.
Peter always makes really fiery chilli con carne.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
She was a pretty fiery, and shall we say, a somewhat lusty character.
The excitement seemed to spread all down her, in fiery threads, right down to her fingers and toes.
The target flare had burst behind her, lighting the whole area with its fiery red glow.
Those, in concert with fiery remains of the ships and tanks, consumed the airship in a sun-like conflagration.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorwith a hot taste►hot
food that has a hot taste seems to burn your mouth, and makes you want to drink a lot of water: · The curry was so hot I couldn't finish it.· The sauce had a hot, peppery taste.
►spicy
spicy food tastes pleasantly hot and often seems to have a mix of different tastes: · Tina loves hot spicy food.· I added ginger and cumin to give the rice a spicy flavour.
►fiery
food or drink that is fiery has an extremely hot taste that burns your throat: · Peter always makes really fiery chilli con carne.· Discard all the chilli seeds, unless you want an extremely fiery soup.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY►fiery red
leaves that turn fiery red in autumn
►fiery temper
He has a fiery temper.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES►a fiery/violent/explosive temper
(=likely to get angry and violent very quickly)· Over the years, my sister has learned to control her fiery temper.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN►red
· Leafless by early November, the pencil-thin twigs are a uniform fiery red, rising as high as seven feet.
►temper
· He will have a fiery temper, a bad disciplinary record and a passionate spirit.· If you have red hair some employers might associate that with a fiery temper before they even meet you.· Desperate for players, Athletico were willing to take a chance with Proby and his fiery temper.· That passion that you know you share with me, and that fiery temper to match your glorious hair!· This particular day he had a young fireman called Tom Smith, a big strong lad with a fiery temper.
1very red or orange, and looking like fire: a fiery sunset leaves that turn fiery red in autumn2becoming angry or excited very quickly: He has a fiery temper.3showing or encouraging anger or excitement: a fiery speech4fiery food or drink tastes very strong, making part of your body feel hot