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fiery
What does fiery mean?
fiery (adjective): like or suggestive of fire.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use fiery in a sentence?
- A fiery desert wind. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce fiery?
/ˈfaɪəɹi/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does fiery come from?
From Middle English fyry, from fyr (“fire”), equivalent to fire + -y.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “fiery” mean?
having a sharp inclination
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huge, gigantic, very large
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amusing; humorous; comical
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like or suggestive of fire
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