Meaning

8 senses
  1. Of or relating to fire.

    feurig, Feuer-

    о́гненныйógnennyj, огнево́йognevój

    вогне́ннийvohnénnyj, вогне́вийvohnévyj, вогньови́йvohnʹovýj

    like or suggestive of fire

  2. Burning or glowing.

    горя́щийgorjáščij, жгу́чийžgúčij

  3. Inflammable or easily ignited.

    воспламеня́ющийсяvosplamenjájuščijsja

  4. Having the colour of fire.

    о́гненныйógnennyj

  5. Hot or inflamed.

    горя́чийgorjáčij, пла́менныйplámennyj

  6. Tempestuous or emotionally volatile; sulfurous.

    a fiery temper

    бу́йныйbújnyj

  7. Spirited or filled with emotion.

    пла́менныйplámennyj, стра́стныйstrástnyj

    characterized by intense emotion

  8. Having the capillaries contracted due to stress at time of slaughter, causing blood to not drain properly.

Examples

29 sentences
  1. Australia is experiencing a fiery inferno.

  2. We had a fiery debate in this respect.

    Ми мали з цього приводу дуже палкі дебати. — pinaxe

    deWir hatten eine feurige Diskussion in dieser Hinsicht. — Esperantostern

  3. The sun was setting a fiery red.

    ruЗакат был огненно-красным. — odexed

  4. The sky was fiery with the setting sun.

  5. I recognized her by her fiery red hair.

    deIch erkannte sie an ihren feuerroten Haaren. — pne

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
of, or relating to fire:
Русский
By meaning 6
of, or relating to fire:
burning or glowing:
inflammable or easily ignited:
hot or inflamed:
tempestuous or emotionally volatile:
spirited or filled with emotion:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
of, or relating to fire:

Origin

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

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

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Forms

more fiery/fierier, most fiery/fieriest
Comparativemore fiery / fierier Lesson
Superlativemost fiery / fieriest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

8 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

13 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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