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View usage for: (faɪəri) Word forms: superlative fieriest1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]If you describe something as fiery, you mean that it is burning strongly or contains fire. [literary] A helicopter crashed in a fiery explosion in Vallejo. 2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]You can use fiery for emphasis when you are referring to bright colours such as red or orange. [literary, emphasis] The flowers provided a fiery bright red display. 3. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]If you describe food or drink as fiery, you mean that it has a very strong hot or spicy taste. [written] ...a fiery combination of chicken, chillies and rice. Synonyms: spicy, hot, pungent, piquant More Synonyms of fiery 4. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]If you describe someone as fiery, you mean that they express very strong emotions, especially anger, in their behaviour or speech. [written] She was a fiery, brilliant and unyielding intellectual and politician. She had a fiery temper and liked to get her own way. More Synonyms of fiery (ˈfaɪərɪ) adjectiveWord forms: fierier or fieriest1. of, containing, or composed of fire 2. resembling fire in heat, colour, ardour, etc a fiery desert wind a fiery speaker 3. easily angered or aroused a fiery temper 4. (of food) producing a burning sensation a fiery curry 5. (of the skin or a sore) inflamed 6. flammable or containing flammable gas 7. (of a cricket pitch) making the ball bounce dangerously high Derived forms fierily (ˈfierily) adverb fieriness (ˈfieriness) noun fiery in American English (ˈfaɪəri; ˈfaɪri) adjectiveWord forms: ˈfierier or ˈfieriest1. containing or consisting of fire 2. like fire; glaring, hot, etc. 3. characterized by strong emotion; ardent; spirited fiery words 4. easily stirred up; excitable a fiery nature 5. easily set on fire; flammable fiery fumes Derived forms fierily (ˈfierily) adverb fieriness (ˈfieriness) noun Examples of 'fiery' in a sentencefiery His fiery temper was liable to overspill.The fiery Arizona speech was all the more striking given the whirlwind day that preceded it.Others in his career had already glimpsed his fiery temper.The swollen eyelid was a fiery red.Her fiery rhetoric was tempered by her humanity.It is thanks to that job that she went from blonde to fiery red.He has a fiery temper waiting to be drawn out.It has a few fiery red autumnal leaves that combine so well with the golden yellow fruits.He had a fiery temper and would explode at the slightest provocation.We didn't all get round our fiery cauldron and throw dead mice in a pot.This spicy salsa is like pesto, only hot and fiery.This incisive, fiery disciplinarian always gets to the heart of a score.But if it gets fiery and feisty, then we have players here who can handle themselves.Be sure you want a fiery relationship before getting closer to a Leo.From indigo to fiery oranges and reds, the colours are wonderfully rich.Dull green oval summer leaves turn yellow, orange and fiery red in autumn.Behind him the sun was setting, its final rays turning the sky a fiery red.It can get very fiery.Blame this on the strong position of fiery Mars which eggs you on to strive to be first past the winning post in all situations.The rapper said: 'I wanted something fiery.Where are the cries, the distressed gulls wheeling, the fiery orange light?Their races, he says, can sometimes get a bit fiery.He was also something of a fiery personality, who liked to argue with referees, opponents and managers alike.FORGET haggis and whisky, in Perthshire they are embracing all things fiery and hot. British English: fiery ADJECTIVE If you describe something as fiery, you mean that it is burning strongly or contains fire. A helicopter crashed in a fiery explosion. - American English: fiery
- Brazilian Portuguese: ardente
- Chinese: 雄雄燃烧的
- European Spanish: abrasador
- French: torride
- German: feurig
- Italian: infocato
- Japanese: 猛火の
- Korean: 작열하는
- European Portuguese: ardente
- Latin American Spanish: abrasador
Chinese translation of 'fiery' adj - (lit)
着(著)火的 (zháohuǒ de) - [red, orange]
如火的 (rúhuǒ de)
- (fig) [person, temper, speech]
火暴的 (huǒbào de)
Definition consisting of or like fire People set up fiery barricades. Definition consisting of or like fire fiery autumn foliage Definition (of food) very spicy a fiery combination of chillies and rice. Definition displaying strong passion, esp. anger I see you have a fiery temper. Additional synonymsDefinition on fire Shops, houses and vehicles were ablaze. Synonyms on fire, lighted, burning, flaming, blazing, fiery, ignited, alight, aflame, afireDefinition in flames Hundreds of tightly rolled newspapers were set aflame. Synonyms burning, lighted, lit, flaming, blazing, on fire, fiery, ignited, alight, ablaze, afirea blazing fire Synonyms burning, flashing, flaming, glowing, gleaming, on fire, fiery, alight, scorching, smouldering, ablaze, aflame, afire- fierce
- fiercely
- fierceness
- fiery
- fiesta
- fight
- fight back
Additional synonymsDefinition extremely hot red-hot iron Synonyms very hot, burning, heated, steaming, searing, scorching, scalding, piping hot Definition (of a colour) strong and bright His shirt was a vibrant shade of green. Synonyms vivid, bright, brilliant, intense, clear, rich, glowing, colourful, highly-coloured Definition very intense I had a violent temper and was always in fights. Synonyms fiery, raging, fierce, flaming, furious, passionate, peppery, ungovernableDefinition very bright a vivid blue sky Synonyms bright, brilliant, intense, clear, rich, glowing, colourful, highly-coloured |