fiery

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective characterized by intense emotion
  2. adjective like or suggestive of fire
  3. adjective very intense

Etymology

From Middle English fyry, from fyr (“fire”), equivalent to fire + -y.

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Synonyms

ardent, fervent, fervid, impassioned, perfervid, torrid

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