01 a. Consisting of, containing, or resembling, fire; as, the fiery gulf of Etna; a fiery appearance.
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Consisting of, containing, or resembling, fire; as, the fiery gulf of Etna; a fiery appearance.“And fiery billows roll below.” — I. Watts.
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2.
Vehement; ardent; very active; impetuous.“Hath thy fiery heart so parched thine entrails?” — Shak.“The fiery spirit of his forefathers.” — W. Irwing.
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3.
Passionate; easily provoked; irritable.“You know the fiery quality of the duke.” — Shak.
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Unrestrained; fierce; mettlesome; spirited.“One curbed the fiery steed.” — Dryden.
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5.
heated by fire, or as if by fire; burning hot; parched; feverish.“The sword which is made fiery.” — Hooker.
Phrases & compounds
Fiery cross —
a cross constructed of two firebrands, and pitched upon the point of a spear; formerly in Scotland borne by a runner as a signal for the clan to take up arms.