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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Compared to other hikes, Fiery Furnace is more of a moonshot when it comes to crossing its Martian terrain.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2024

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

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2024

Fiery populist religious leader Moqtada al-Sadr, 49, is still the dominant political power, though he rarely travels here from his base in Najaf, 125 miles to the south.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 16, 2023

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

He was thinking of the fabled Cracks of Doom and the terror of the Fiery Mountain.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien

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