Antonyms for fire-eating

Grammar : Adj, noun

Spell : fahyuh r-ee-ter

Phonetic Transcription : ˈfaɪərˌi tər

Definition of fire-eating

As in argumentative : adj wanting to quarrel
As in undaunted : adj brave, bold
As in valiant : adj brave
As in polemic : adj argumentative
As in polemical : adj argumentative
As in scrappy : adj argumentative
As in combative : adj aggressive
As in courageous : adj brave, bold
As in gallant : adj brave, splendid
As in heroic : adj brave, champion
As in litigiousness : noun argumentativeness

Example sentences :

Shall I ever be a dare-devil, intrepid, fire-eating sort of creature?
Extract from : « A Day's Ride » by Charles James Lever

A fire-eating Irishman challenged a barrister, who gratified him by an acceptance.
Extract from : « The Jest Book » by Mark Lemon

One looked in vain for the fire-eating beau sabreur of a Murat.
Extract from : « 1914 » by John French, Viscount of Ypres

Why, you fire-eating Hotspur, you began it yourself with a fling at the Irish.
Extract from : « A Daughter of Raasay » by William MacLeod Raine

"You don't look like a fire-eating, swashbuckling party to me," he said.
Extract from : « West Wind Drift » by George Barr McCutcheon

It reminds one of the performance of the fire-eating gentlemen at the Aquarium.
Extract from : « Japan » by Dorothy Menpes

Folly is her nightcap; fanaticism is her day-dream; fire-eating is her pastime.
Extract from : « The Impending Crisis of the South » by Hinton Rowan Helper

It was, it could only be, the fire-eating and prison-inspecting colonel himself!
Extract from : « A Thief in the Night » by E. W. Hornung

Every one's eyes were on Joe Strong doing his fire-eating trick.
Extract from : « Joe Strong The Boy Fire-Eater » by Vance Barnum

All three were thrilled by the unexpected outcome of the fire-eating act.
Extract from : « Joe Strong The Boy Fire-Eater » by Vance Barnum

Synonyms for fire-eating

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