all-fired
tremendous; extreme; excessive: He had the all-fired gall to quit in the middle of the job.
Also all-fired·ly [awl-fahyuhrd-lee, -fahy-rid-]. /ˈɔlˌfaɪərd li, -ˌfaɪ rɪd-/. extremely; excessively: Don't be so all-fired sure of yourself.
Origin of all-fired
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How to use all-fired in a sentence
The all-firedest finest pair of mules on Granados, and every water bag in the outfit!
The Treasure Trail | Marah Ellis RyanYou nip one like you did last time, Turk Bowman, and there'll be the all-firedest row that this shack has ever seed.
At Good Old Siwash | George FitchYes; they'll have the all-firedest upheave there, before long, that ever tore a hole in the bottom of the sea.
Phemie Frost's Experiences | Ann S. StephensMy Mary Ann med me a pie t' other day, was the all-firedest best pie I ever et.
Back Home | Eugene Wood
British Dictionary definitions for all-fired
/ slang, mainly US /
(prenominal) excessive; extreme
(intensifier): don't be so all-fired sure of yourself!
Origin of all-fired
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