FIERY

adj. 1 burning, flaming, blazing, hot, red-hot, white-hot, overheated; afire, on fire, in flames, ablaze Fiery lava burst from the volcano 2 glowing, red, incandescent, brilliant, luminous, glaring, gleaming, radiant; aglow, afire We watched the fiery sunset fade into azure hues 3 ardent, eager, spirited, passionate, excited, excitable, peppery, irascible, touchy, irritable, edgy, hotheaded, fierce I had best not be late as my boss has a fiery temper