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all-fire
adj 1adv 1
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3ADJ.
lonely
PREP.
in
ADV.
such
Definitions
adj
1
Extreme or intense in degree.
If you were not in such an all-fire hurry to get out of there, you would not have forgotten your purse.
adv
1
To an intense degree.
If she's so all-fire lonely, why doesn't she ever leave her dorm room and actually meet people?
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If you were not in such an all-fire hurry to get out of there, you would not have forgotten your purse.
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If she's so all-fire lonely, why doesn't she ever leave her dorm room and actually meet people?
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