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单词 fiery
释义 fi·ery
I. \ˈfī(ə)rē, -ri\ adjective
(often -er/-est)
Etymology: Middle English firy, fiery, from fir, fire, fier fire + -y — more at fire
1.
 a. : made up of fire
  < fiery tongues playing about the roof of a burning building >
 b.
  (1) : burning, blazing
   < the fiery interior of a furnace >
  (2) heraldry : vomiting flames
   < a fiery lynx >
 c. : using fire
  < the fiery experiments of the ancient alchemists >
 d. : liable to catch fire or explode
  < a fiery vapor >
 e. : containing flammable substances
  < a fiery mine >
2.
 a. : hot like a fire
  < savoring the fiery taste of red pepper >
 b.
  (1) : inflamed
   < a raw, fiery throat >
   < a fiery boil >
  (2) : hot and dry and often reddened : feverish and flushed
   < his forehead was fiery to the touch >
 c. of a sign of the zodiac : having a hot and dry complexion
3.
 a. : of the color of fire : red
  < a fiery sunset >
 b. : intensely or unnaturally red
  < fiery lips and fingernails >
4.
 a. : full of, charged with, or exuding emotion, spirit, or passion
  < a fiery speech >
  < a fiery love affair >
  < a fiery horse >
 b. : easily provoked : irritable
  < a fiery personality >
5. of a wicket : in such a condition as to cause a bowled ball in cricket to rise high and fast after landing — compare fast
II. adverb
: in a fiery manner : fierily
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