FIERY
Dictionary entry overview: What does fiery mean? • FIERY (adjective)
The adjective FIERY has 3 senses:
1. characterized by intense emotion
2. like or suggestive of fire
3. very intense
Familiarity information: FIERY used as an adjective is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• FIERY (adjective)
Meaning:
Characterized by intense emotion
Synonyms:
perfervid; impassioned; fiery; fervid; fervent; ardent; torrid; burning
Context examples:
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
Similar:
passionate (having or expressing strong emotions)
Meaning:
Like or suggestive of fire
Synonyms:
fiery; igneous
Context examples:
the burning sand / a fiery desert wind / an igneous desert atmosphere
Similar:
hot (used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning)
Meaning:
Very intense
Synonyms:
fiery; flaming
Context examples:
a fiery temper / flaming passions
Similar:
hot (extended meanings; especially of psychological heat; marked by intensity or vehemence especially of passion or enthusiasm)
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