aflame

Etymology

a- + flame

adj

1. In flames, on fire, flaming, with flames coming from it.
2. Showing anger or contempt.
   She said nothing and simply stared at him, eyes aflame.
3. Having the colour of flames.
   In autumn the trees are aflame with colour.
   As the train rumbled slowly over the Forth Bridge, the western sky was aflame with a particularly gorgeous sunset, and lights were twinkling from the small craft riding at anchor on the calm waters of the firth. 1950 January, Arthur F. Beckenham, “With British Railways to the Far North”, in Railway Magazine, page 8