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fierce

[feers]

adjective

fiercer, fiercest 
  1. menacingly wild, savage, or hostile.

    fierce animals;

    a fierce look.

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  2. violent in force, intensity, etc..

    fierce winds.

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  3. furiously eager or intense.

    fierce competition.

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  4. extremely bad or severe.

    a fierce cold.



fierce

/ ɪə /

adjective

  1. having a violent and unrestrained nature; savage

    a fierce dog

  2. wild or turbulent in force, action, or intensity

    a fierce storm

  3. vehement, intense, or strong

    fierce competition

  4. informalvery disagreeable or unpleasant

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • fiercely adverb
  • fierceness noun
  • overfierce adjective
  • unfierce adjective
  • ˈھԱ noun
  • ˈھ adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of fierce1

First recorded in 1300–1350; from Middle English fiers, fers, from Old French fiers, fers, from Latin ferus “wild, fierce”; feral 1, ferocious
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Word History and Origins

Origin of fierce1

C13: from Old French fiers , from Latin ferus
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Synonym Study

Fierce, ferocious, truculent suggest vehemence and violence of temper, manner, or action: fierce in repelling a foe. Ferocious implies fierceness or cruelty, especially of a bloodthirsty kind, in disposition or action: a ferocious glare; ferocious brutality toward helpless refugees. Truculent suggests an intimidating or bullying fierceness of manner or conduct: His truculent attitude kept them terrified and submissive.
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Aggressive sweeps by ICE were met with fierce resistance by protesters and others beginning June 6.

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That would seem to necessitate a fiercer response from Iran than we saw in its two attacks on Israel last year.

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While these cases have been subject to fierce criticism, ICE has justified some of the arrests by saying that the students participated in activities "aligned" to Hamas.

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Immigration and Customs Enforcement sweeps in downtown Los Angeles on Friday prompted fierce pushback from protesters and officials.

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The fiercest criticism, of the very decision to follow the book’s template and structure the action around what happened to McConville, has come from some of her children.

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