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fiery

English

Etymology

From Middle English firi, from fir (fire). Equivalent to fire +? -y.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?fa???i/
  • Rhymes: -a??ri

Adjective

fiery (comparative more fiery or fierier, superlative most fiery or fieriest)

  1. Of or relating to fire.
  2. Burning or glowing.
  3. Inflammable or easily ignited.
  4. Having the colour of fire.
  5. Hot or inflamed.
  6. Tempestuous or emotionally volatile.
  7. Spirited or filled with emotion.

Derived terms

  • fiery cross

Translations

Anagrams

  • firey, reify

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feverish

English

Etymology

From fever +? -ish.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?fi?.v?.???/
  • (US) IPA(key): /?fi.v?.??/

Adjective

feverish (comparative more feverish, superlative most feverish)

  1. Having a fever, an elevated body temperature.
    The illness made him feverish, so they applied cold compresses.
  2. Filled with excess energy.
    He worked with feverish excitement.
  3. Morbidly eager.
    a feverish desire to see her again

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

  • feverish in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • feverish in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

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