Fī'er-y, a.
a. [Formerly written firy, from fire, q. v.]
Sense 1. Consisting of, or resembling, fire; as, the fiery gulf of Etna; a fiery appearance.
And fiery billows roll below. Watts.
Sense 2. Vehement; ardent; very active; impetuous; as, a fiery spirit. “A fiery heart.” Shak.
Sense 3. Passionate; easily provoked; irritable.
You know the fiery quality of the duke. Shak.
Sense 4. Unrestrained; fierce; as, a fiery steed.
Sense 5. Heated by fire, or as if by fire. “Fiery wound.” Pope. “The sword which is made fiery.” Hooker.