fiery
adj/ˈfaɪəɹi/ · /ˈfaɪɹi/
Etymology From Middle English fyry, from fyr (“fire”), equivalent to fire + -y.
8 senses
1
Of or relating to fire.
2
Burning or glowing.
- Blast after blast, fiery outbreak after fiery outbreak, like a flaming barrage from within,[…]most of Edison's grounds soon became an inferno. As though on an incendiary rampage, the fires systematically devoured the contents of Edison's headquarters and facilities.2006, Edwin Black, chapter 1, in Internal Combustion:
3
Inflammable or easily ignited.
4
Having the colour of fire.
5
Hot or inflamed.
- The desert storm was riding in its strength; the travellers lay beneath the mastery of the fell simoom.[…]Drifts of yellow vapour, fiery, parching, stinging, filled the air.1892, James Yoxall, chapter 5, in The Lonely Pyramid:
- A couple of vegetables, sambar (spicy and sour lentils and vegetables boiled with masalas and spices), rasam (a hot and fiery lentil soup-like dish) and curds (yoghurt) served with heaps of rice and eaten in that order. A non-vegetarian version of the “meals” can be found in “Military” hotels.2017 July 12, Sanjiv Khamgaonkar, “40 Mumbai foods we can’t live without”, in CNN:
6
Tempestuous or emotionally volatile; sulfurous.
- a fiery temper
7
Spirited or filled with emotion.
- A fiery streak penetrates your skull, trying to force your eyes open. It's a sound. A clarion call from hell.2019 October 15, ZA/UM, Robert Kurvitz, quoting Limbic System, Disco Elysium, →OCLC:
8
Having the capillaries contracted due to stress at time of slaughter, causing blood to not drain properly.