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all-fired
[ awl-fahyuhrd ]
adjective
He had the all-fired gall to quit in the middle of the job.
adverb
- Also all-fired·ly [] extremely; excessively:
Don't be so all-fired sure of yourself.
all-fired
adjective
- prenominal excessive; extreme
adverb
- (intensifier)
don't be so all-fired sure of yourself!
Word History and Origins
Origin of all-fired1
Word History and Origins
Origin of all-fired1
Example Sentences
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?
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