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1. (adj.) fierce
menacingly wild, savage, or hostile.
2. fierce
violent in force, intensity, etc.
3. fierce
furiously eager or intense:
fierce competition.
4. fierce
Informal. extremely bad or severe:
a fierce cold.
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME fiers < AF fers, OF fiers (nom.)< L ferus wild, fierce; cf. feral , ferocious)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) ferocious, fierce, furious, savage
marked by extreme and violent energy
"a ferocious beating"; "fierce fighting"; "a furious battle"
2. (adj) fierce, tearing, vehement, violent, trigger-happy
marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid
"fierce loyalty"; "in a tearing rage"; "vehement dislike"; "violent passions"
3. (adj) cutthroat, fierce, bowelless
ruthless in competition
"cutthroat competition"; "bowelless readiness to take advantage"
4. (adj) boisterous, fierce, rough
violently agitated and turbulent
"boisterous winds and waves"; "the fierce thunders roar me their music"- Ezra Pound; "rough weather"; "rough seas"
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1. (adjective) fierce
violent and aggressive
as fierce as a lion; fierce resistance from the rebels
2. fierce
intense or severe
a fierce argument; a fierce storm
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. fierce
furious; violent; unrestrained; impetuous; as, a fierce wind
2. fierce
vehement in anger or cruelty; ready or eager to kill or injure; of a nature to inspire terror; ferocious
3. fierce
excessively earnest, eager, or ardent
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Sense: very angry and likely to attack
a fierce dog; a fierce expression.
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 Afrikaans: kwaai hond; kwaai uitdruk |
 Arabic: شَرِس، ضارٍ، عَنيف |
 Bulgarian: свиреп |
 Brazilian: feroz |
 Czech: divoký, zuřivý |
 German: wild |
 Danish: bidsk; glubsk; bister |
 Greek: άγριος |
 Spanish: feroz |
 Estonian: raevukas |
 Farsi: درنده |
 Finnish: raivokas |
 French: féroce |
 Hebrew: תוֹקפָּנִי |
 Hindi: प्रचंड |
 Croatian: bijesan, divlji |
 Hungarian: vad |
 Indonesian: ganas |
 Icelandic: grimmur; ofsalegur |
 Italian: feroce |
 Japanese: どう猛な |
 Korean: 격노한 |
 Lithuanian: įniršęs, nirtulingas |
 Latvian: nikns; nežēlīgs |
 Malay: garang |
 Dutch: woest |
 Norwegian: aggressiv, olm, bisk |
 Polish: dziki |
 Persian: درنده |
 Pashto: شديد، كلك، ظالم، خون خوار |
 Portuguese: feroz |
 Romanian: fioros |
 Russian: свирепый |
 Slovak: rozzúrený |
 Slovenian: napadalen |
 Serbian: besan |
 Swedish: vildsint, [folk]ilsken |
 Thai: ดุร้าย |
 Turkish: öfkeli |
 Taiwanese: 兇猛的 |
 Ukrainian: лютий |
 Urdu: شدید غصے کی حالت میں ، حم |
 Vietnamese: hung tợn và giận dữ |
 Chinese: 凶猛的 |
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