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all-fired

[ awl-fahyuhrd ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

, superlative all-fired·est.

tremendous; extreme; excessive:
He had the all-fired gall to quit in the middle of the job.

Also all-fired·ly [] extremely; excessively:
Don't be so all-fired sure of yourself.

all-fired

First recorded in 1825–35; probably euphemism for hell-fired

altered from hell-fired

I never felt so all-fired worked up about anythin' as I do about that there 'strike' o' Jim's.

"Thet's an all-fired hot ride fer water," declared the outlaw Shady, who somehow fitted his name in color and impression.

I'm a good enough Yank to see if your dinky police is such an all-fired cute little bunch of wonder-workers as you say!

Perhaps not, Maria, but I've got an all-fired good turkey out in the woodshed, just the same.

Yeoure so all-fired clever at sech things, said Sile Crane, why dont yeou suggest a plan?

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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