Fiery Meaning
/ˈfaɪəɹi/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjOf or relating to fire.
adjBurning or glowing.
Sentence Examples
The sky was fiery with the setting sun.
I recognized her by her fiery red hair.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The volcano erupted, sending a ____ stream of lava flowing down its slopes.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The sun was a ____ ball of orange as it slowly sank below the horizon at the end of the day.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English fyry, from fyr (“fire”), equivalent to fire + -y.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Blast after blast, fiery outbreak after fiery outbreak, like a flaming barrage from within,[…]most of Edison's grounds soon became an inferno. As though on an incendiary rampage, the fires systematically devoured the contents of Edison's headquarters and facilities."
— 2006, Edwin Black, chapter 1, in Internal Combustion:
"The desert storm was riding in its strength; the travellers lay beneath the mastery of the fell simoom.[…]Drifts of yellow vapour, fiery, parching, stinging, filled the air."
— 1892, James Yoxall, chapter 5, in The Lonely Pyramid:
"A couple of vegetables, sambar (spicy and sour lentils and vegetables boiled with masalas and spices), rasam (a hot and fiery lentil soup-like dish) and curds (yoghurt) served with heaps of rice and eaten in that order. A non-vegetarian version of the “meals” can be found in “Military” hotels."
— 2017 July 12, Sanjiv Khamgaonkar, “40 Mumbai foods we can’t live without”, in CNN:
"A fiery streak penetrates your skull, trying to force your eyes open. It's a sound. A clarion call from hell."
— 2019 October 15, ZA/UM, Robert Kurvitz, quoting Limbic System, Disco Elysium, →OCLC:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The volcano erupted, sending a ____ stream of lava flowing down its slopes.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The sun was a ____ ball of orange as it slowly sank below the horizon at the end of the day.