Antonyms for all-fired


Grammar : Adj
Spell : awl-fahyuh rd
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɔlˌfaɪərd


Definition of all-fired

Origin :
  • 1837, U.S. slang euphemism for hell-fired.
  • As in utter : adj outright, absolute
  • As in unbounded : adj utter
  • As in unrelieved : adj utter
  • As in damned : adj hateful, unwelcome
Example sentences :
  • They had received an all-fired good basting, that was sure as sure could be!
  • Extract from : « The Downfall » by Emile Zola
  • But what is there so all-fired good about 'em to make 'em sell like that?'
  • Extract from : « John Gayther's Garden and the Stories Told Therein » by Frank R. Stockton
  • It's none o' my business, but you're too all-fired good a man to drink.
  • Extract from : « The Wreck of the Titan » by Morgan Robertson
  • It's an all-fired outrage to tell any human creature that he's bound to hell.
  • Extract from : « Moby Dick; or The Whale » by Herman Melville
  • Then after you get used to the rope wabbling so all-fired fast, you can do it like a mice.
  • Extract from : « Back Home » by Eugene Wood
  • "It's been all-fired lonely with both you an' her gone," said Mormon.
  • Extract from : « Rimrock Trail » by J. Allan Dunn
  • She was so all-fired mad that she come to me and wanted him 'rested.
  • Extract from : « Frank Merriwell's Son » by Burt L. Standish
  • I brought half this ruin on this family, with my all-fired improvements.
  • Extract from : « The Octoroon » by Dion Boucicault
  • This isnt going to be what youd call so all-fired wild, you know.
  • Extract from : « Peter Cotterell's Treasure » by Rupert Sargent Holland
  • Youre so all-fired mad that you dont wait for the ball to get near you.
  • Extract from : « Peter Cotterell's Treasure » by Rupert Sargent Holland

Synonyms for all-fired

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