Noah Webster
Fiery
FI'ERY, adjective [from fire.]
1. Consisting of fire; as the fiery gulf of Etna.
And fiery billows roll below.
2. Hot like fire; as a fiery heart.
3. Vehement; ardent; very active; impetuous; as a fiery spirit.
4. Passionate; easily provoked; irritable.
You know the fiery quality of the duke.
5. Unrestrained; fierce; as a fiery steed.
6. Heated by fire.
The sword which is made fiery
7. Like fire; bright; glaring; as a fiery appearance.