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Definition of Spitfire
1. Noun. A highly emotional and quick-tempered person (especially a girl or woman).
Definition of Spitfire
1. n. A violent, irascible, or passionate person.
Definition of Spitfire
1. Proper noun. A single-seat fighter used by the RAF and allies during World War II, especially during the Battle of Britain. ¹
2. Noun. A person with a fiery temper, someone easily provoked to anger. ¹
3. Noun. (obsolete) A spirited young woman. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Spitfire
1. a quick-tempered person [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Spitfire
Literary usage of Spitfire
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of the Navy During the Rebellion by Charles Brandon Boynton (1868)
"He was there ordered as first lieutenant of the steamer spitfire, Captain Tatnall.
Lieutenant Porter found great difficulty in getting Commodore Conner to ..."
2. The Sunday Magazine by Thomas Guthrie, William Garden Blaikie, Benjamin Waugh (1881)
"She 've run away, spitfire 'ave, a fortnight ago, the werry night as I cotched her
... In a tone full of interest and sympathy, she asked who spitfire was, ..."
3. A History of the War Between Great Britain and the United States of America by Gilbert Auchinleck (1855)
"If the log of the spitfire be correct, and that vessel was actually within four
miles of the ... PM, finding that the spitfire, as well as the President, ..."
4. Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord De Saumarez: From Original Papers by John Ross (1838)
"Commands the spitfire.—Rhode Island.— Many Engagements.—War with France. ...
spitfire burnt—Appearance of Lord Howe. THE-illustrious admiral, of whose ..."
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