fiery
1. characterized by intense emotion (Freq. 2)
- ardent love
- an ardent lover
- a fervent desire to change society
- a fervent admirer
- fiery oratory
- an impassioned appeal
- a torrid love affair
• Syn:
ardent, fervent, fervid, impassioned, perfervid, torrid
• Similar to:
passionate
• Derivationally related forms:
fire, fieriness, fervidness (for: fervid), fervency (for: fervent)
2. like or suggestive of fire (Freq. 2)
- a fiery desert wind
- an igneous desert atmosphere
• Syn:
igneous
• Similar to:
hot
• Derivationally related forms:
fire, fieriness
3. very intense
- a fiery temper
- flaming passions
• Syn:
flaming
• Similar to:
hot
• Derivationally related forms:
fieriness
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