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- 1. having or displaying an intense or ferocious aggressiveness: "the tiger is the largest member of the cat family and a fierce predator"
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having a violent and unrestrained nature; savage. a fierce dog. wild or turbulent in force, action, or intensity. a fierce storm. vehement, intense, or strong. fierce competition. informal. very disagreeable or unpleasant.
1 (especially of people or animals) angry and aggressive in a way that is frightening a fierce dog Two fierce eyes glared at them. He suddenly looked fierce. She spoke in a fierce whisper. The more she struggled, the fiercer the waves became.
violent or angry: a fierce attack. a fierce dog. fierce adjective (POWERFUL) B2. very strong or powerful: fierce winds / storms. There is fierce competition between car manufacturers. fiercely. adverb. (Definition of fierce from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of fierce. in Chinese (Traditional)
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From Middle English fers, fiers, borrowed from Old French fers (“wild", "ferocious”), nominative of fer, from Latin ferus (“wild", "untamed”).
(Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /fɪəs/(General American) IPA(key): /fɪɹs/(obsolete) IPA(key): /fɜː(ɹ)s/Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)sfierce (comparative fiercer or more fierce, superlative fiercest or most fierce) 1. Exceedingly violent, severe, ferocious, cruel or savage. 1.1. A fiercestorm battered the coast. 1.2. I felt a fierceloyalty to my family. 2. Resolute or strenuously active. 2.1. We made a fierceattempt to escape. 2.1. 1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide: 2.1...
fierce (not comparable) 1. (slang, Ireland, rustic) Extremely; very. 1.1. It was fiercecold last night.
“fierce”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.“fierce”, in The Century Dictionary[…], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.1. untamed; cruel, fell, brutal; barbarous, bloodthirsty, murderous. Fierce, ferocious, truculent suggest vehemence and violence of temper, manner, or action: fierce in repelling a foe. Ferocious implies fierceness or cruelty, esp. of a bloodthirsty kind, in disposition or action: a ferocious glare; ferocious brutality toward helpless refugees.
What does the adjective fierce mean? There are 12 meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective fierce, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. fierce has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.
Go to the thesaurus article about these synonyms and antonyms of fierce. Learn more. A person or thing that is violent uses force to hurt people, or shows people being hurt by force. Cambridge English Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press.
