inflamed

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His eyes were inflamed, his cheeks still bearing the flush of liquor.

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  1. In heraldry, either burning, as a torch (see flamant), or decorated with separate flames along the edge, as a bend, fesse, or the like.

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  • The Egyptian press was inflamed, and many critics dismissed the movie as a call to normalize relations with the Jewish state, an apologist narrative to downplay Israeli aggression. —  Latest Articles
  • "When they are inflamed, the lining of the sinuses swell up and they don't drain," said Dr. John Cella of Allergy Affiliates in Bradenton, Fla. —  The Seattle Times
  • This causes the liver to become inflamed, and over a long period of time can cause liver damage. —  Bangkokpost.com : Breaking News
  • The inflamed, all-seeing red eye of political correctness, glaring this way and that from its dark tower, has finally discovered that home schooling is a threat to the Marxoid project, and has launched its first open attack on it. —  Mail Online - Peter Hitchens
  • She also reads and is inflamed, and the outrage spreads through the family like wildfire.
 

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