aflame

Adjective
Synonyms: ablazearousedablaze(p)afire(p)aflame(p)aflare(p)alight(p)on fire(p)

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (2)

  1. keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement“his face all ablaze with excitement — Bram Stoker”“he was aflame with desire”Synonyms: ablazearoused
  2. lighted up by or as by fire or flame“forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning”“even the car's tires were aflame”“a night aflare with fireworks”“candles alight on the tables”“houses on fire”Synonyms: ablaze(p)afire(p)aflame(p)aflare(p)alight(p)on fire(p)
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Aflame \A*flame"\ ([.a]*fl[=a]m"), adv. & a. [Pref. a- + flame.] In flames; glowing with light or passion; ablaze. --G. Eliot. [1913 Webster]
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