all-fire

adj, adv — 2 senses

all-fire

adj

1

Informal Extreme or intense in degree.

If you were not in such an all-fire hurry to get out of there, you would not have forgotten your purse.

all-fire

adv

1

Informal To an intense degree.

If she's so all-fire lonely, why doesn't she ever leave her dorm room and actually meet people?

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