fiery vs intense

fiery

adj
  • Spirited or filled with emotion. 

  • Of or relating to fire. 

  • Inflammable or easily ignited. 

  • Burning or glowing. 

  • Tempestuous or emotionally volatile. 

  • Hot or inflamed. 

  • Having the colour of fire. 

intense

adj
  • Very emotional or passionate. 

  • Extreme in size or strength. 

  • Stressful and tiring. 

  • Strained; tightly drawn. 

  • Extreme in degree; excessive. 

  • Very severe. 

  • Strict, very close or earnest. 

How often have the words fiery and intense occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )