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ALL-FIRED

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Extreme

Example:

why is he in such an all-fired hurry?

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

immoderate (beyond reasonable limits)

Domain usage:

colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)

 II. (adverb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Extremely

Example:

Why are you so all-fired aggressive?

Synonyms:

all-fired; all-firedly; bloody; damn

Classified under:

Adverbs

Domain usage:

intensifier; intensive (a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies)

Pertainym:

all-fired (extreme)

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