fiercely

[feers-lee]

adverb

1. 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.

2. in an eager or intense way.

   Isaiah has developed into a fiercely competitive soccer player.

Other Word Forms

• overfiercely adverb
• unfiercely adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of fiercely¹

fierce ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

In March, Senate leader Chuck Schumer was fiercely criticised for helping pass a Republican spending bill to avert a shutdown.

From BBC

Parties across the board in the National Assembly had fiercely criticised the composition of Lecornu's cabinet, which was largely unchanged from Bayrou's, and threatened to vote it down.

From BBC

As more brands experiment with AI models and digital clones, fashion workers are wrestling with how to stay relevant in a field that’s already fiercely competitive.

From Los Angeles Times

If it seems odd that these fiercely talented, independent women are so preoccupied with marriage, it helps to understand the overwhelmingly supportive and loving environment their own parents created.

From BBC

Starmer promised the UK would protect free speech "jealously and fiercely," calling it one of the country's "founding values".

From BBC

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