Definitions

fiery

[fahyuhr-ee, fahy-uh-ree] / ˈfaɪər i, ˈfaɪ ə ri /

ADJECTIVE

passionate; on fire

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blazing burning combustible excitable fierce flaming glowing heated hot impassioned intense red-hot spirited vehement violent

WEAK

ablaze afire aflame agitable alight choleric conflagrant enthusiastic febrile fervid fevered feverish flaring flickering flushed hot-blooded hot-headed hot-tempered igneous ignited impetuous impulsive in flames inflamed irascible irritable madcap peppery perfervid precipitate unrestrained

Antonyms

STRONGEST

apathetic calm cold cool dull gentle indifferent mild moderate passive peaceful unexcited unhappy

WEAK

flat impassive subdued

Example Sentences

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But Fiery had been evacuated from his Hollywood Hills home and worked with the fear that it would be gone.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2025

"Fiery" is a polite word to say that he was rambling.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2024

Palawan is close to the newly established Chinese air naval bases that include harbors, runways, bunkers and underground munitions storage facilities in Subi Reef and Fiery Cross Reef in the Spratly Islands.

From Washington Times • Mar. 15, 2023

The estate is also bordered by about a mile of Fiery Run, a stream that feeds the Rappahannock River.

From Washington Post • Dec. 9, 2022

Fiery shingles floated from the roof and caught in the branches of the tree outside my window, setting the bark ablaze.

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson

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