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ALL-FIRED

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Dictionary entry overview: What does all-fired mean?

• ALL-FIRED (adjective)
The adjective ALL-FIRED has 1 sense:

1. extreme; used as an intensifier

Familiarity information: ALL-FIRED used as an adjective is very rare.

• ALL-FIRED (adverb)
The adverb ALL-FIRED has 1 sense:

1. extremely

Familiarity information: ALL-FIRED used as an adverb is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• ALL-FIRED (adjective)

Sense 1

all-fired ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Extreme; used as an intensifier

Context example:

why is he in such an all-fired hurry?

Similar:

immoderate (not within reasonable limits)

Domain usage:

colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)

• ALL-FIRED (adverb)

Sense 1

all-fired ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Extremely

Synonyms:

all-fired; bloody; damn

Context examples:

you are bloody right / Why are you so all-fired aggressive?

Domain usage:

intensifier; intensive (a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies)

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