Fiery
Fiery (? o?) , adjective
[Formerly written firy, from fire.]
1.
Consisting of, containing, or resembling, fire; as, the fiery gulf of Etna; a fiery appearance.
And fiery billows roll below.
2.
Vehement; ardent; very active; impetuous.
Hath thy fiery heart so parched thine entrails?
The fiery spirit of his forefathers.
3.
Passionate; easily provoked; irritable.
You know the fiery quality of the duke.
4.
Unrestrained; fierce; mettlesome; spirited.
One curbed the fiery steed.
5.
heated by fire, or as if by fire; burning hot; parched; feverish. — Pope
The sword which is made fiery.
Collocations (1)
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