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Firey vs Fiery - What's the difference?

firey | fiery |

Fiery is a anagram of firey.



As adjectives the difference between firey and fiery

is that firey is misspelling of lang=en while fiery is of or relating to fire.

As a noun firey

is a firefighter.

firey

English

Adjective

(head)

    • Usage notes

    The word .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Australia, colloquial) A firefighter.
  • * 2006 , Don Woodland, Simon Bouda, Salvation Army, Picking Up the Pieces: A Life of Care and Compassion , page 135,
    • So if a firey was having difficulties, I could go into bat for him if I felt it was necessary.
  • * 2010 , Helen Thomas, Life with Rosie: The Highs and Lows of Raising a Racehorse , unnumbered page,
    • ‘Just one of those things that happens on a day like this,’ one of the fireys says, staring at what was the back door of the car.
  • * 2010 , Karen Kissane, Worst of Days: Inside the Black Saturday Firestorm , unnumbered page,
    • Kinglake West firey Chris Lloyd says the camaraderie is a critical ingredient of CFA life.

    Alternative forms

    * firie

    Anagrams

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    fiery

    English

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • Of or relating to fire.
  • Burning or glowing.
  • * {{quote-book, year=2006, author=(Edwin Black)
    • , chapter=1, title= Internal Combustion , passage=Blast after blast, fiery' outbreak after ' fiery outbreak, like a flaming barrage from within,
  • Inflammable or easily ignited.
  • Having the colour of fire.
  • Hot or inflamed.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1892, author=(James Yoxall)
    • , chapter=5, title= The Lonely Pyramid , passage=The desert storm was riding in its strength; the travellers lay beneath the mastery of the fell simoom.
  • Tempestuous or emotionally volatile.
  • Spirited or filled with emotion.

    • Derived terms

    * fiery cross

    Anagrams

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