FIERY
What does "FIERY" mean?
Consisting of, resembling, or full of fire.
Meanings
- Burning, flaming, or glowing like fire. The sunset spread a fiery red across the whole horizon.
- Passionate, quick-tempered, or intensely spirited. Her fiery speech brought the delegates to their feet. figurative
- Producing a burning sensation, as of spicy food. The curry had a fiery kick that left them reaching for water.
Did you know?
- 'Fiery' is the rare adjective that reshuffles its own root: it comes straight from 'fire', yet the 'r' and 'e' swap places, which is why so many people misspell it 'firey'.
Word origin
From Middle English 'firi', from 'fir' (fire), from Old English 'fyr', of Germanic origin; the unusual spelling reorders the letters of 'fire'.
Remember it
FIERY = FIRE with the R and E swapped, then add Y; remember 'fire' wears its letters out of order.
A little poem
Embers in her eyes-
she answers the cold council
with a fiery yes.
haiku
Wordplay
- My spelling of 'fiery' was so wrong the teacher said it was, frankly, on fire.
What it teaches
Heat without a shape just burns; aim the fire and it becomes a forge.
Quick facts
What does FIERY mean?
Consisting of, resembling, or full of fire.
Is FIERY a valid word?
Yes — FIERY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is FIERY?
FIERY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does FIERY come from?
From Middle English 'firi', from 'fir' (fire), from Old English 'fyr', of Germanic origin; the unusual spelling reorders the letters of 'fire'.
What can FIERY teach us?
Heat without a shape just burns; aim the fire and it becomes a forge.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.