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aflame

af·lame

US/əˈfleɪm/ rare

adjective

1.

keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement

  • “his face all ablaze with excitement” Bram Stoker
  • “he was aflame with desire”
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2.

lighted up by or as by fire or flame

  • “forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning”
  • “even the car”
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Origin

From a- (intensifying prefix) + flame (verb).

Phrases

  • set the world aflame

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