I. ˈfī(ə)rē, -ri adjective
( often -er/-est )
Etymology: Middle English firy, fiery, from fir, fire, fier fire + -y — more at fire
1.
a. : made up of fire
fiery tongues playing about the roof of a burning building
b.
(1) : burning , blazing
the fiery interior of a furnace
(2) heraldry : vomiting flames
a fiery lynx
c. : using fire
the fiery experiments of the ancient alchemists
d. : liable to catch fire or explode
a fiery vapor
e. : containing flammable substances
a fiery mine
2.
a. : hot like a fire
savoring the fiery taste of red pepper
b.
(1) : inflamed
a raw, fiery throat
a fiery boil
(2) : hot and dry and often reddened : feverish and flushed
his forehead was fiery to the touch
c. of a sign of the zodiac : having a hot and dry complexion
3.
a. : of the color of fire : red
a fiery sunset
b. : intensely or unnaturally red
fiery lips and fingernails
4.
a. : full of, charged with, or exuding emotion, spirit, or passion
a fiery speech
a fiery love affair
a fiery horse
b. : easily provoked : irritable
a fiery personality
5. of a wicket : in such a condition as to cause a bowled ball in cricket to rise high and fast after landing — compare fast
II. adverb
: in a fiery manner : fierily