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ALL-FIRED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Example:
why is he in such an all-fired hurry?
Classified under:
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:
Example:
Why are you so all-fired aggressive?
Synonyms:
all-fired; all-firedly; bloody; damn
Classified under:
Domain usage:
intensifier; intensive (a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies)
Pertainym:
all-fired (extreme)