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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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spitfire

English

Etymology

A compound of spit +? fire

Noun

spitfire (plural spitfires)

  1. A cannon
  2. 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?"

See also

  • shitfire

Further reading

  • spitfire at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

  • firepits

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