Definitions for fiery
ˈfaɪər i, ˈfaɪ ə rifie·ry

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. ardent, fervent, fervid, fiery, impassioned, perfervid, torridadjective

   characterized by intense emotion

   "ardent love"; "an ardent lover"; "a fervent desire to change society"; "a fervent admirer"; "fiery oratory"; "an impassioned appeal"; "a torrid love affair"

2. fiery, igneousadjective

   like or suggestive of fire

   "a fiery desert wind"; "an igneous desert atmosphere"

3. fiery, flamingadjective

   very intense

   "a fiery temper"; "flaming passions"

Wiktionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. fieryadjective

   Of, or relating to fire

   Etymology: firi, from fir.

2. fieryadjective

   Burning or glowing

   Etymology: firi, from fir.

3. fieryadjective

   Inflammable or easily ignited

   Etymology: firi, from fir.

4. fieryadjective

   Having the colour of fire

   Etymology: firi, from fir.

5. fieryadjective

   Hot or inflamed

   Etymology: firi, from fir.

6. fieryadjective

   Tempestuous or emotionally volatile

   a fiery temper

   Etymology: firi, from fir.

7. fieryadjective

   Spirited or filled with emotion

   Etymology: firi, from fir.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Fieryadjective

   consisting of, containing, or resembling, fire; as, the fiery gulf of Etna; a fiery appearance

   Etymology: [Formerly written firy, fr. fire.]

2. Fieryadjective

   vehement; ardent; very active; impetuous

   Etymology: [Formerly written firy, fr. fire.]

3. Fieryadjective

   passionate; easily provoked; irritable

   Etymology: [Formerly written firy, fr. fire.]

4. Fieryadjective

   unrestrained; fierce; mettlesome; spirited

   Etymology: [Formerly written firy, fr. fire.]

5. Fieryadjective

   heated by fire, or as if by fire; burning hot; parched; feverish

   Etymology: [Formerly written firy, fr. fire.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Fiery

   fīr′i, or fī′ėr-i, adj. ardent: impetuous: irritable.—adv. Fier′ily.—ns. Fier′iness; Fier′y-cross (see Cross).—adjs. Fier′y-foot′ed, swift in motion; Fier′y-hot, impetuous; Fier′y-new, hot from newness; Fier′y-short, short and passionate.

Anagrams for fiery »

1. firey

2. reify

How to pronounce fiery?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of fiery in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of fiery in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of fiery in a Sentence

1. Hasan Cemal:

   Erdogan has to date never held a real press conference, because he never wished to take and answer questions from those opposing him ... Even the coup leaders including Evren held press conferences, i harshly criticized Turgut Ozal. He still allowed me on his plane for trips, invited us to his press conferences and engaged in fiery debates with me and other opposition journalists. Even the second-class democracy of those times was better than today.

2. Sandy Reid:

   The course is going to play really fiery, the course is really dried out because we've had only half the usual amount of rain over the past three months.

3. Marquis de Sade:

   It has, moreover, been proven that horror, nastiness, and the frightful are what give pleasure when one fornicates. Beauty is a simple thing ugliness is the exceptional thing. And fiery imaginations, no doubt, always prefer the extraordinary thing to the simple thing.

4. New York:

   Ted Cruz scares young girl with fiery N.H. speech, ted Cruz’s new campaign strategy: Scare tiny children.

5. Wang Yi:

   I think China's SSMs - surface-to-surface missiles, surface-to-air missiles on Woody Island ... Its new radars on Cuarteron Reef ... The 10,000-foot runway on Subi Reef ... and on Fiery Cross Reef and other places; these are actions that are changing in my opinion the operational landscape in the South China Sea.

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