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firie

firie noun: a firefighter. Also the obsolete form of fiery.

Noun

firie (plural firies)

  1. (Australia, informal) A firefighter.
    • ‘I escaped when the house next door caught fire,’ she continued. ‘[…] The firies got me to a refuge on the other side of the harbour….’2018, Melissa Lucashenko, Too Much Lip, University of Queensland Press, published 2023, page 238

Also used as

firie is also the obsolete form of fiery.

Forms of firie

Noun
pluralfiries
Adjective
comparativemore firie
superlativemost firie

Origin of firie

From fire + -ie.

Questions about firie

What does firie mean?
Firie means a firefighter.
What part of speech is firie?
Firie is a noun.
What is the plural of firie?
The plural of firie is firies.

Words near firie in the dictionary

  1. fireworthy
  2. firey
  3. fireys
  4. firgun
  5. Firhill
  6. firie
  7. firies
  8. firinda
  9. firing
  10. firing away
  11. firing blanks

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