fiery
adjective
1.
characterized by intense emotion
- “ardent love”
- “an ardent lover”
- “a burning enthusiasm”
- “a fervent desire to change society”
- “a fervent admirer”
- “fiery oratory”
- “an impassioned appeal”
- “a torrid love affair”
2.
like or suggestive of fire
- “the burning sand”
- “a fiery desert wind”
- “an igneous desert atmosphere”
Origin
From Middle English fyry, from fyr (“fire”), equivalent to fire + -y.
Phrases
- fiery cross
- fiery minivet
- fiery searcher
- fiery serpent
- fiery skimmer
- fiery skipper
- fiery-tailed awlbill
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