all-fire

adjective

Extreme or intense in degree.

“If she's so all-fire lonely, why doesn't she ever leave her dorm room and actually meet people?”

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Meanings

adjectiveall-fire (not comparable)
  1. informalnot comparableExtreme or intense in degree.

    If you were not in such an all-fire hurry to get out of there, you would not have forgotten your purse.

adverball-fire (not comparable)
  1. informalnot comparableTo an intense degree.

    If she's so all-fire lonely, why doesn't she ever leave her dorm room and actually meet people?

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APA

all-fire. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/all-fire

MLA

“all-fire.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/all-fire. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “all-fire,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/all-fire.

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