fiercely

  • 1fiercely — [adv] violently, menacingly angrily, awfully, boldly, brutally, ferociously, forcefully, forcibly, frantically, frenziedly, frighteningly, furiously, hard, horribly, impetuously, in a frenzy, irresistibly, like cats and dogs*, madly,… …

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  • 2fiercely — adverb Date: 14th century 1. in a fierce or vehement manner < fiercely competitive > 2. to a high degree ; very < fiercely expensive > …

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  • 3fiercely — adv. Fiercely is used with these adjectives: ↑ambitious, ↑committed, ↑competitive, ↑critical, ↑defensive, ↑determined, ↑independent, ↑loyal, ↑nationalistic, ↑opposed, ↑patriotic, ↑ …

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  • 4fiercely — adverb 1. in a physically fierce manner (Freq. 3) silence broken by dogs barking ferociously they fought fiercely • Syn: ↑ferociously • Derived from adjective: ↑fierce, ↑ferocious ( …

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  • 5fiercely — fierce|ly [ fırsli ] adverb 1. ) used for emphasizing what you are saying, especially how strong or severe something is: Publishing has become a fiercely competitive industry. 2. ) in a fierce way …

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  • 6fiercely — UK [ˈfɪə(r)slɪ] / US [ˈfɪrslɪ] adverb 1) used for emphasizing what you are saying, especially how strong or severe something is Publishing has become a fiercely competitive industry. 2) in a fierce way …

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  • 7fiercely — fierce ► ADJECTIVE 1) violent or aggressive; ferocious. 2) intense. 3) (of a mechanism) having a powerful abruptness of action. DERIVATIVES fiercely adverb fierceness noun. ORIGIN Latin ferus untamed …

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  • 8Fiercely — Fierce Fierce, a. [Compar. {Fiercer}; superl. {Fiercest}.] [OE. fers, fiers, OF. fier, nom. fiers, fierce, savage, cruel, F. fier proud, from L. ferus wild, savage, cruel; perh. akin to E. bear the animal. Cf. {Feral}, {Ferocity}.] 1. Furious;&#8230; …

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  • 9fiercely — See fierce. * * * …

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  • 10fiercely — adverb in a fierce manner …

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