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fiery

/ˈfaɪəri/adjective

उच्चारण फ़ायरी

ज्वलंत; जोशीला

Core word

adjective
  1. 1

    looking like fire; consisting of fire; quickly or easily becoming angry; showing strong emotions

    ज्वलंत; जोशीला

    • a fiery speech
    • The sunset painted the sky in fiery orange.
    • The leader gave a fiery speech about farmers' rights.
    + 2 more examples
    • The curry was so fiery that tears ran down my face.
    • A fiery red sun set behind the hills.

    Synonyms passionate fervent burning hot-tempered

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

fiery + noun (attributive)

Fiery comes before a noun to describe fire-like colour or heat, or a quick temper and strong feeling.

'Fiery' noun से पहले आग जैसे रंग या गर्मी, तेज़ स्वभाव या प्रबल भावना बताता है।

  • The sky had a fiery glow at sunset.
  • He gave a fiery speech to the crowd.

be fiery (predicate)

After be, it describes a person or a food.

Be के बाद यह व्यक्ति या भोजन का वर्णन करता है।

  • The curry was too fiery for the guests.
  • She is fiery when someone insults her friends.

fiery + temper / personality

A fiery temper is a temper that explodes quickly.

'Fiery temper' का अर्थ है तुरंत भड़कने वाला स्वभाव।

  • His fiery temper often got him into trouble.
  • The coach is known for his fiery personality.

fiery red / orange

As a colour intensifier, fiery goes before red, orange or gold.

रंग को तीव्र करने के लिए 'fiery' red, orange या gold से पहले आता है।

  • Fiery red flowers covered the gulmohar tree.
  • The sunset was a fiery orange.
+Collocations 5

fiery + noun

speechtempersunsetdebatecurryeyes

  • The leader's fiery speech moved the crowd.

fiery + colour

redorangegoldcopper

  • The maple leaves turned a fiery red.

adverb + fiery

veryratherextremelya bitless

  • The chilli sauce is extremely fiery.

fiery + person

leaderoratorpoettigercoach

  • The poet was a fiery orator who attracted large crowds.

fiery + verb

glowburnblazeflasherupt

  • The sun set in a fiery blaze behind the hills.
“More examples 6
  • The fiery sun beat down on the farmers all afternoon.

तपता हुआ सूरज पूरी दोपहर किसानों पर बरसता रहा।

  • The Chief Minister gave a fiery reply to the charges.

मुख्यमंत्री ने आरोपों का ज़ोरदार जवाब दिया।

  • Radhika added fiery red chillies to the pickle.

राधिका ने अचार में तीखी लाल मिर्चें डालीं।

  • The film's hero is a fiery young lawyer.

फ़िल्म का नायक एक जोशीला युवा वकील है।

  • The volcano threw fiery rocks into the air.

ज्वालामुखी ने जलते हुए पत्थर हवा में फेंके।

  • Her fiery nature made her a great debater.

उसके तेज़ स्वभाव ने उसे एक बढ़िया वक्ता बना दिया।

!Common mistakes 2

✗ The sky turned a firey red at sunset.

✓ The sky turned a fiery red at sunset.

The spelling is fiery: the i comes before the e.

सही spelling 'fiery' है: i, e से पहले आता है।

✗ The speaker was a fiery in his language.

✓ The speaker was fiery in his language.

Fiery is an adjective and does not take the article a.

'Fiery' विशेषण है और इसके साथ article a नहीं लगता।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

These words all describe heat or strong feeling, but each applies to different things.

ये शब्द गर्मी या प्रबल भावना बताते हैं, पर अलग चीज़ों पर लागू होते हैं।

fiery

Burning or full of strong emotion, like a flame.

आग जैसा जलता हुआ या प्रबल भावना से भरा।

  • He gave a fiery speech.

spicy

Describes food with strong flavours from spices.

मसालों के तेज़ स्वाद वाले भोजन के लिए।

  • The spicy snacks made her thirsty.

heated

Describes a discussion or argument that has become angry.

क्रोधित हो चुकी बहस या चर्चा के लिए।

  • They had a heated argument about the rules.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling

Fiery (not 'firey').

Spelling: सही वर्तनी fiery है, जिसका अर्थ आग जैसा या उग्र है। 'firey' लिखना गलत है, क्योंकि fire में 'e' हटाकर नहीं बल्कि 'ie' जोड़कर यह शब्द बनता है।