[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

fiery \fi"ery\ ? or ?, a. formerly written firy, fr. fire.
   1. consisting of, containing, or resembling, fire; as, the
      fiery gulf of etna; a fiery appearance.
      1913 webster

            and fiery billows roll below.         --i. watts.
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   2. vehement; ardent; very active; impetuous.
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            hath thy fiery heart so parched thine entrails?
                                                  --shak.
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            the fiery spirit of his forefathers.  --w. irwing.
      1913 webster

   3. passionate; easily provoked; irritable.
      1913 webster

            you know the fiery quality of the duke. --shak.
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   4. unrestrained; fierce; mettlesome; spirited.
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            one curbed the fiery steed.           --dryden.
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   5. heated by fire, or as if by fire; burning hot; parched;
      feverish. --pope.
      1913 webster

            the sword which is made fiery.        --hooker.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster
see also:
fiery cross 

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