adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a fiery/violent/explosive temper (= likely to get angry and violent very quickly )
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Over the years, my sister has learned to control her fiery temper.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
red
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Leafless by early November, the pencil-thin twigs are a uniform fiery red , rising as high as seven feet.
temper
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He will have a fiery temper , a bad disciplinary record and a passionate spirit.
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If you have red hair some employers might associate that with a fiery temper before they even meet you.
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Desperate for players, Athletico were willing to take a chance with Proby and his fiery temper .
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That passion that you know you share with me, and that fiery temper to match your glorious hair!
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This particular day he had a young fireman called Tom Smith, a big strong lad with a fiery temper .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a fiery labor leader
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Discard all the chilli seeds, unless you want an extremely fiery soup.
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He has fiery red hair.
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music with a fiery rhythm
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Nansen is fiery and emotional.
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Peter always makes really fiery chilli con carne.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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She was a pretty fiery , and shall we say, a somewhat lusty character.
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The excitement seemed to spread all down her, in fiery threads, right down to her fingers and toes.
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The target flare had burst behind her, lighting the whole area with its fiery red glow.
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Those, in concert with fiery remains of the ships and tanks, consumed the airship in a sun-like conflagration.