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Fiery

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Adjective

1. ardent, fervent, fervid, fiery, impassioned, perfervid, torrid

characterized by intense emotion

Example Sentences:
'ardent love'
'an ardent lover'
'a fervent desire to change society'
'a fervent admirer'
'fiery oratory'
'an impassioned appeal'
'a torrid love affair'

2. fiery, igneous

like or suggestive of fire

Example Sentences:
'a fiery desert wind'
'an igneous desert atmosphere'

3. fiery, flaming

very intense

Example Sentences:
'a fiery temper'
'flaming passions'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Fiery

see synonyms of fiery
adjectiveWord forms: fierier or fieriest
1. 
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

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Fiery

see synonyms of fiery
adjectiveWord forms: ˈfierier or ˈfieriest
1. 
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
6. 
inflamed
a fiery sore

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Fiery

see synonyms of fiery
adj. fier·i·er, fier·i·est
1.
a. Consisting of or containing fire.
b. Burning or glowing.
c. Using or effected with fire.
d. Easily ignited; flammable.
2. Having the color of fire; brightly red: fiery hair; a fiery sunset.
3.
a. Torridly hot.
b. Feverishly hot and flushed: fiery cheeks.
c. Being in an inflamed, usually painful condition: a fiery boil.
4.
a. Easily excited or emotionally volatile; tempestuous: a fiery temper.
b. Charged with emotion; spirited: a fiery denunciation.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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