fierily

fier·y  (fr, f-r)

adj. fier·i·er, fier·i·est

1.

a. Consisting of or containing fire.

b. Burning or glowing.

c. Using or effected with fire.

d. Easily ignited; flammable.

2. Having the color of fire; brightly red: fiery hair; a fiery sunset.

3.

a. Torridly hot.

b. Feverishly hot and flushed: fiery cheeks.

c. Being in an inflamed, usually painful condition: a fiery boil.

4.

a. Easily excited or emotionally volatile; tempestuous: a fiery temper.

b. Charged with emotion; spirited: a fiery denunciation.

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[Middle English firi, from fir, fire; see fire.]

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fieri·ly adv.

fieri·ness n.

fiery adv.

Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

fierily - with passionate fervor; "both those for and against are fervently convinced they speak for the great majority of the people"; "a fierily opinionated book" fervently, fervidly