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Definition of Fierily
1. Adverb. With passionate fervor. "A fierily opinionated book"
Definition of Fierily
1. Adverb. In a fiery manner. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fierily
1. fiery [adv] - See also: fiery
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fierily
Literary usage of Fierily
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Sons and Lovers by David Herbert Lawrence (1922)
"Crimson burned to orange, *.nge to dull gold, and in a golden glitter the sun
came , dribbling fierily over the waves in little splashes, as someone had ..."
2. The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses by Robert Louis Stevenson (1888)
"Joanna ran to her, by way of answer, and embraced her fierily. " And you, sir,"
added the young lady, " what do ye give me ? ..."
3. Shirley: A Tale by Charlotte Brontë (1850)
"I feel like Robert, only more fierily. Let them meddle with Robert, or Robert's
mill, or Robert's interests, and I shall hate them. ..."
4. The Poetic and Dramatic Works of Alfred, Lord Tennyson by Walter Scott, William James Rolfe (1898)
"... For one the daemon fierily filled and hurled, Cannon his name, Shattering
against a barrier world ; Her supreme player of man's primaeval game. ..."
5. The Library of Literary Criticism of English and American Authors by Charles Wells Moulton (1904)
"... this is what makes him the crowd-drawing preacher, There's a background of
god to each hardworking feature; Every word that he speaks has been fierily ..."
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