"firey" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈfaɪəɹi/ Audio: EN-AU ck1 firey.ogg [Australia]
Rhymes: -aɪəɹi Etymology: From fire + -y (“diminutive suffix”). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fire|y|t2=diminutive suffix}} fire + -y (“diminutive suffix”) Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} firey
  1. Misspelling of fiery. Tags: alt-of, misspelling Alternative form of: fiery
    Sense id: en-firey-en-adj-qWrMYHH4

Noun

IPA: /ˈfaɪəɹi/ Audio: EN-AU ck1 firey.ogg [Australia] Forms: fireys [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪəɹi Etymology: From fire + -y (“diminutive suffix”). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fire|y|t2=diminutive suffix}} fire + -y (“diminutive suffix”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} firey (plural fireys)
  1. (Australia, colloquial) A firefighter. Tags: Australia, colloquial Synonyms: firie
    Sense id: en-firey-en-noun-JdGz034N Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 15 85

Inflected forms

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