fierce
Americanadjective
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menacingly wild, savage, or hostile.
fierce animals;
a fierce look.
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violent in force, intensity, etc..
fierce winds.
- Synonyms:
- passionate, furious, turbulent
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furiously eager or intense.
fierce competition.
- Synonyms:
- turbulent, passionate, furious
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extremely bad or severe.
a fierce cold.
adjective
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having a violent and unrestrained nature; savage
a fierce dog
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wild or turbulent in force, action, or intensity
a fierce storm
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vehement, intense, or strong
fierce competition
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informal very disagreeable or unpleasant
Related Words
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.
Other Word Forms
- fiercely adverb
- fierceness noun
- overfierce adjective
- unfierce adjective
Etymology
Origin of fierce
First recorded in 1300–1350; from Middle English fiers, fers, from Old French fiers, fers, from Latin ferus “wild, fierce”; feral 1, ferocious
Example Sentences
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The portrait of America’s fiercest young male gamblers isn’t entirely different.
From MarketWatch
FRP Advisory said while the business had a "core of strongly performing sites, others have struggled", amid "fierce competition for experiential venues and reduced consumer spending due to economic uncertainty".
From BBC
However, the deal met with fierce opposition from farmers, notably in France and Italy, and has now been postponed to January.
From Barron's
Many Chinese cities this year have told job seekers not to go into ride-hailing because competition is so fierce.
The dynamic is the source of fierce Wall Street debate.
From MarketWatch
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