all-fired (ôl f rd)adv. Informal Used as an intensive: Don't be so all-fired aggressive. [Alteration of hell-fired.] |
all-fired Slang chiefly US
adj
(prenominal) excessive; extreme
adv
(intensifier) don't be so all-fired sure of yourself!
[altered from hell-fired]
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| Adj. | 1. | all-fired - extreme; used as an intensifier; "why is he in such an all-fired hurry?" colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech immoderate - beyond reasonable limits; "immoderate laughter"; "immoderate spending" |
| Adv. | 1. | all-fired - extremely; "you are bloody right"; "Why are you so all-fired aggressive?" intensifier, intensive - a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies; "`up' in `finished up' is an intensifier"; "`honestly' in `I honestly don't know' is an intensifier" |
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