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fierily en · ADV

Etymology

Etymology tree English fiery Middle English -ly English -ly English fierily From fiery + -ly.

Meanings

1. In a fiery manner.
   • Hypnotized, my eyes stared at the small bulge made by that book inside the pocket, they gazed fierily at that one inconspicuous spot as if to burn a hole in the coat. 2006, Stefan Zweig, translated by Anthea Bell, Chess, Penguin:
   • Her Malay was the Malay of the Staate of Lanchap [...] and she spoke it fierily, with crisp glottal checks, with much bubbling reduplication. 1958, Anthony Burgess, The Enemy in the Blanket (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 256:
   • The mountain-ash berries across the field stood fierily out from the dark leaves, for a moment. 1913, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, Sons and Lovers, London: Duckworth & Co. […], →OCLC:

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