fiery
adjective
fi·ery
ˈfī(-ə)-rē 
fierier; fieriest
1
a
: consisting of fire
fiery tongues playing about the roof of the burning building
b
: marked by fire
a fiery crash
c
: using or carried out with fire
the fiery experiments of the ancient alchemists
d
: liable to catch fire or explode : flammable
a fiery vapor
2
a
: hot like a fire
the fiery taste of red pepper
b(1)
: being in an inflamed state or condition
a fiery boil
(2)
: feverish and flushed
a fiery forehead
3
: of the color of fire : red
a fiery sunset
4
a
: full of or exuding emotion or spirit
a fiery sermon
b
: easily provoked : irritable
a fiery temper
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Examples of fiery in a Sentence
He was killed in a fiery crash.
the fiery Yule log made a splendid backdrop for our holiday party
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Audrey Noble, Vogue, 10 Jan. 2025
The original image of the women in the Facebook post, which didn't include the fiery background, was posted on the Los Angeles Fire Department’s Flickr account in February 2016.
—Chris Mueller, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
Monken is a loud, to-the-point communicator and a fiery competitor.
—Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
Brooklyn’s own Busta Rhymes sets things off with a fiery verse, with Trae Tha Truth following up with a few bars of his own before passing the baton to the likes of Jeezy, Jay Rock, DMX, Joyner Lucas, Method Man, D Smoke, Chance The Rapper, G Herbo, and Ty Dolla $ign.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 3 Jan. 2025
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fiery
adjective
fi·ery
ˈfī-(ə-)rē
fierier; fieriest
1
: being on fire : blazing
2
: hot or glowing like a fire
3
a
: full of spirit
a fiery speech
b
: easily set off
a fiery temper
fieriness
noun
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