all-fire
English edit
Adjective edit
all-fire (not comparable)
- (informal) Extreme 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.
Adverb edit
all-fire (not comparable)
- (informal) To an intense degree.
- If she's so all-fire lonely, why doesn't she ever leave her dorm room and actually meet people?
Usage notes edit
- Expresses mild disapproval or reproof.