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fiery

fiery

68 3.6
Very hot and like burning flames
  • adjective
  • /ˈfaɪəri/
: llameante
  • As the sun set, the sky turned a fiery orange, signaling the end of a beautiful day.
  • fiery red
  • fiery furnace

Fieren, draken, entham, lufta, fiery Dragons in the northern sky.

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Examples

  • She added a fiery chili sauce to the dish, making it incredibly spicy.

  • It's got roasted sweet potatoes, some fiery chickpeas and then a really cool green sauce.

  • I hope it's just just fiery red for her entire life.

  • Beautiful, fiery, bright red, like stunning.

  • Our big, fiery sun is one of more than 100 billion stars in our galaxy.

    Academic text (2011)
  • This metallic fiery shade is calling my name.

  • I can see it even now, being devoured by that fiery red ball.

  • Then we have a vibrant kind of a fiery red rust shade that is also stunning.

  • The great dog's jaws are wide; its mouth is a fiery chasm, but he doesn't shrink from it.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • The fiery flames danced wildly in the fireplace, casting warm light across the room.

Synonyms

on fire
vsfiery
483 1.0

Burning with flames and smoke

is the general quality of flame or intense heat rather than the literal state
flaming
vsfiery
51 1.8

Burning with a bright fire or very bright color

is broader, covering any quality suggestive of flame, not only bright burning
blazing
vsfiery
39 3.5

Shining very brightly like the sun

relates more to being flamelike or hot rather than only bright shine
ablaze
vsfiery
19 5.5

On fire or shining brightly with color

describes the general impression of heat or flame rather than just brightness
red-hot
vsfiery
17 4.1

So warm it glows red

is the general flame or burning quality, not only glowing heat
afire
vsfiery
16 6.7

On fire or very full of strong feeling

focuses on the quality or suggestion of fire rather than being actually lit
aflame
vsfiery
12 6.0

Burning with fire or full of strong feeling such as desire

highlights firelike quality generally rather than the specific burning action
alight
vsfiery
11 6.1

Shining with light or small fire, for example candles

covers the idea of flame qualities more generally, not only lighted appearance
sizzling
vsfiery
5 3.4

Very hot and making a hissing sound

expresses general flame qualities rather than a hissing burning sound
igneous
vsfiery
  • Literature
1 9.6

Like fire, very bright or full of strong feeling

is the plain descriptor of heat or flame qualities rather than literary tone
fervent
vsfiery
  • Archaic
1 9.9

Describes something very hot and burning, like fire or the sun, used in old writing

is the neutral, modern description of firelike heat rather than archaic tone
hot as Hades
vsfiery
  • Informal
1 8.4

Very hot, with high temperature or strong spice

is the neutral descriptive term for firelike heat rather than slangy intensity
flame-like
vsfiery
1 4.0

Showing strong feeling like a bright fire

focuses on actual heat or burning quality rather than emotional intensity
fervid
vsfiery
  • Archaic
1 9.9

Extremely hot and burning, like red metal in a fire

is the standard, neutral sense of heat or flame rather than old usage
firelike
vsfiery
1 4.4

Having the bright red or orange color of fire

is broader, covering both literal heat and suggestive flame qualities

Antonyms

296 1.0

A fairly low temperature that feels pleasant

Compounds

A person who shows strong feelings and gets angry quickly

A bright, strong show of color or feeling

How Hot

scorching
15 3.7
blazing
39 3.5
fiery
68 3.6
hot
∞ 1.0
warm
∞ 1.0
lukewarm
11 2.3

Surface Forms

fiery positive
fierier comparative
fieriest superlative

Morphology

fiery = fire (transparent) = fire + y

Direct adjectival formation from 'fire' describing qualities like heat or flames, easily derivable for learners.

Etymology

The word fiery comes from fire ('heat and flame') plus the ending -y ('full of'), so something fiery is really like fire — very hot, burning, or bright with flame.