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Webster 1913 Edition
Fiery
Fi′er-y
(? or ?)
, Adj.
[Formerly written
firy
, fr. fire
.] 1.
Consisting of, containing, or resembling, fire;
as, the
fiery
gulf of Etna; a fiery
appearance.And
fiery
billows roll below. I. Watts.
2.
Vehement; ardent; very active; impetuous.
Hath thy
fiery
heart so parched thine entrails? Shakespeare
The
fiery
spirit of his forefathers. W. Irwing.
3.
Passionate; easily provoked; irritable.
You know the
fiery
quality of the duke. Shakespeare
4.
Unrestrained; fierce; mettlesome; spirited.
One curbed the
fiery
steed. Dryden.
5.
heated by fire, or as if by fire; burning hot; parched; feverish.
Pope.
The sword which is made
fiery
. Hooker.
Fiery cross
, a cross constructed of two firebrands, and pitched upon the point of a spear; formerly in Scotland borne by a runner as a signal for the clan to take up arms.
Sir W. Scott.
Webster 1828 Edition
Fiery
FI'ERY
,Adj.
1.
Consisting of fire; as the fiery gulf of Etna.And fiery billows roll below.
2.
Hot like fire; as a fiery heart.3.
Vehement; ardent; very active; impetuous; as a fiery spirit.4.
Passionate; easily provoked; irritable.You know the fiery quality of the duke.
5.
Unrestrained; fierce; as a fiery steed.6.
Heated by fire.The sword which is made fiery.
7.
Like fire; bright; glaring; as a fiery appearance.