all-fired

[ awl-fahyuhrd ]
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adjective,superlative all-fired·est.
  1. tremendous; extreme; excessive: He had the all-fired gall to quit in the middle of the job.

adverb
  1. 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

1
First recorded in 1825–35; probably euphemism for hell-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 Ryan
  • You 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 Fitch
  • Yes; 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. Stephens
  • My 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

all-fired

/ slang, mainly US /


adjective
  1. (prenominal) excessive; extreme

adverb
  1. (intensifier): don't be so all-fired sure of yourself!

Origin of all-fired

1
altered from hell-fired

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