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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)
- Of or relating to fire.
- Burning or glowing.
- Inflammable or easily ignited.
- Having the colour of fire.
- Hot or inflamed.
- Tempestuous or emotionally volatile.
- Spirited or filled with emotion.
Derived terms
- fiery cross
Translations
Anagrams
- firey, reify
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spitfire
English
Etymology
A compound of spit +? fire
Noun
spitfire (plural spitfires)
- A cannon
- A person with a fiery temper, someone easily provoked to anger, especially a woman or girl.[1801]
- 1801, Peter Viereck, The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin., Volume ????, by John Nichols (arranged by Thomas Sheridan), p. 143, published in London
- "?But however provoked, are your scribbling spitfires never to be satisfied?"
- 1801, Peter Viereck, The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin., Volume ????, by John Nichols (arranged by Thomas Sheridan), p. 143, published in London
See also
- shitfire
Further reading
- spitfire at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- firepits
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