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the temperature of a temper, the color of a sunset, the texture of a really good argument
means Burning with actual flame, or blazing with the intensity of passion, anger, or spirit.
from From Middle English 'firy,' built straight off 'fire' (Old English 'fȳr,' a cousin of German 'Feuer' and Greek 'pyr,' as in 'pyre'). The odd spelling — 'fiery' rather than the expected 'firy' — is a leftover quirk from older forms of the word, one of those spellings English fossilized and never tidied up.
- latin root
- From ignis, same fuel as ignite and ignition
- chili science
- Capsaicin tricks heat receptors, so peppers feel literally fiery
- horse term
- Describes spirited, hard-to-control horses since the 1600s
- no actual flame
- Often used where nothing is technically burning
- redhead trope
- Stereotype links red hair to fiery temperaments, despite zero evidence
mount etna — active volcano in sicily that has erupted continuously for over 2,700 years
kilauea volcano — hawaiian volcano that erupted almost continuously from 1983 to 2018
sahara dust storms — massive red dust clouds that cross the atlantic, visible from space in june-august