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Definition of Afire
1. Adjective. Lighted up by or as by fire or flame. "Houses on fire"
Definition of Afire
1. adv. & a. On fire.
Definition of Afire
1. Adjective. on fire ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Afire
1. being on fire [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Afire
Literary usage of Afire
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Englishman's Hebrew and Chaldee Concordance of the Old Testament by George V. Wigram (1866)
"1: 18. the house of Jacob shall be afire, 4. as wax before the fire, ... 39: 8.
the houses of the people, with fire, 43:12.1 will kindle afire in the houses ..."
2. Harper's New Monthly Magazine by Henry Mills Alden (1883)
"... that actually appeared to be afire, presenting a most astonishing spectacle.
Placed in a glass on the deck of the vessel, it sent out magnificent ..."
3. Hawthorne and His Circle by Julian Hawthorne (1903)
"... deadly shadow gliding close behind—Set afire by his own sallies—"Thy face is
like thy mother's, my fair child!"—Cleopatra in the clay—" Wcr nie sein ..."
4. The Faith Healer: A Play in Four Acts by William Vaughn Moody (1909)
"Guess your barn 'd 'a* been afire, 'fI had n't been a-potterin' round. BEELER.
Starting. I warned 'em about fire. MARTHA. Hay-mow ketched. ..."
5. The Back Blocks of China: A Narrative of Experiences Among the Chinese by Robert Logan Jack (1904)
"... and hostility —The worst rapid, the (Upper) Sin Tan—Great landslip— Perils of
the downward voyage—250 trackers—Our ship afire—Diving—Gold washings. ..."
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