What does all-fired mean?
All-fired means (chiefly US, informal) Extreme, excessive..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(chiefly US, informal) Extreme, excessive..
It's an all-fired outrage to tell any human creature that he's bound to hell.
Of course, I was only stringing Jerry . . . he thinks he's so all-fired cute and smart.
Latha dear, she said resolutely, once in your life you'll just have to quit being so all-fired superstitious.
Sometimes I'm tired and I wonder / What's so all-fired important / About being someplace at some time
Use all-fired when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
All-fired means (chiefly US, informal) Extreme, excessive..
Common synonyms include all-firedly, damn, immoderate, bloody.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
It's an all-fired outrage to tell any human creature that he's bound to hell.
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