fiercely
Americanadverb
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in a menacing, violent, or forceful way.
The bear stood on his back paws, growling fiercely.
Currently, some 20 wildfires are raging fiercely through the state.
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in an eager or intense way.
Isaiah has developed into a fiercely competitive soccer player.
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The area surrounding Minembwe, which has been fiercely contested for months, has been particularly difficult for international organisations to access.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
Her family said she was "one of a kind" who "lived fully, fiercely and never did anything by halves".
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
But she was the one that the paparazzi hounded most fiercely, feeding malicious tabloid coverage focused on her body image and weight.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2026
Yet something inherent in the human psyche still pushes us fiercely toward the rabbit warrens of outlier theories.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Born in China in 1925, Chennault was fiercely anti-communist, and chair of the Republican Women for Nixon.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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