All-fire Definition

adjective

(informal) Extreme or intense in degree (used to express mild disapproval or reproof)

If you were not in such an all-fire hurry to get out of there, you would not have forgotten your purse.
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adverb
(informal) To an intense degree (used to express mild disapproval or reproof)
If she's so all-fire lonely, why doesn't she ever leave her dorm room and actually meet people?
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All-fire Sentence Examples

  • It is not necessary to confirm that all fire alarm sounder circuits operate correctly at the time of this test.

  • It is the job of the fire guard to inspect and maintain all fire protection devices under his or her jurisdiction.

  • It may not seem like a big deal, but in Path of Radiance (as in all Fire Emblem games) if any of your characters die, they die.

  • Children make up 20 percent of all fire deaths, and over 30 percent of all fires that kill children are set by children playing with fire.

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AALALL

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EREIRE

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