all-fire

English

Adjective

all-fire (not comparable)

1. (informal) Extreme or intense in degree.

   If you were not in such an all-fire hurry to get out of there, you would not have forgotten your purse.

Adverb

all-fire (not comparable)

1. (informal) To an intense degree.

   If she's so all-fire lonely, why doesn't she ever leave her dorm room and actually meet people?

Usage notes

• Expresses mild disapproval or reproof.

Anagrams

• illfare