fiery

adj

1. on fire, afire, in flames, flaming, conflagrant; burning, blazing, ablaze; igneous, volcanic; intensely hot, red-hot, white-hot, candent; tropical, sweltering, Archaic. calid, torrid, parching; heated, thermal, calorific.

2. glowing, aglow, lurid, incandescent, incalescent; gleaming, glaring, brightly lit, alight; luminous, illuminated, radiant, brilliant; shimmering, twinkling, flashing, flickering, glittering, sparkling, fluttering.

3. zealous, ardent, vehement, eager, intensely desirous; Inf. hot, stimulated, aroused; passionate, impassioned, fervent, fervid, perfervid, frenzied, frantic; excited, exhilarated, Inf. psyched or psyched up, enthusiastic; enlivened, inspired, animated.

4. excitable, nervous, high-strung, spirited, temperamental; touchy, testy, peppery, emotional, volatile, volcanic; impetuous, impulsive, hasty, agitated, irritated, irritable, vexed, galled, riled, piqued, chafed, nettled; offended, disturbed, perturbed; very angry, wrathful, incensed, irate; enraged, infuriated, furious.

5. flammable, inflammable, inflammatory, confla-gratory, conflagrative; combustible, explosive, incendiary; ignitable, Rare. accendible, tindery; burnable, consumable.

6. inflamed, feverish, fevered, feverous, febrile, Pathol. pyretic, Pathol. pyrexic or pyrexial, fever-ridden; hot, red-hot, burning, parched; flushed, sudorific, sweating; Pathol. delirious, hectic.

7. spicy, tangy, zesty, piquant; savory, rich, aromatic, fragrant; pungent, sharp, keen, strong, hot; racy, peppery, nippy, Inf. zippy, Inf. snappy.