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Princeton's WordNet

  1. ferociously, fiercelyadverb

    in a physically fierce manner

    "silence broken by dogs barking ferociously"; "they fought fiercely"

  2. fiercelyadverb

    in an emotionally fierce manner

    "she was fiercely proud of her children"

Wiktionary

  1. fiercelyadverb

    in a fierce manner

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Fiercelyadverb

    Violently; furiously.

    Etymology: from fierce.

    Battle join’d, and both sides fiercely fought. William Shakespeare, H. VI.

    The defendants, fiercely assailed by their enemies before, and beaten with the great ordnance behind, were grievously distressed. Richard Knolles, History of the Turks.

    The air, if very cold, irritateth the flame, and maketh it burn more fiercely, as fire scorcheth in frosty weather, and so furthereth the consumption. Francis Bacon, Natural History.

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  1. fiercely

    Fiercely is an adverb that describes something being done with intense passion, great vigor, ferocity, or aggressiveness. It often refers to actions or behaviors that are powerful, intense, and often aggressive or passionate.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of fiercely in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of fiercely in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of fiercely in a Sentence

  1. Blessing Irish:

    Lust of power burns more fiercely than all the passions combined.

  2. Roberta Yurcic:

    Mr. Peña is presumed innocent of the charges against him, mr. Peña and I look forward to a full and fair investigation of these claims. I plan to fully defend Mr. Peña and fiercely safeguard his rights throughout this process.

  3. Edward Bulwer-Lytton:

    It was a dark and stormy night the rain fell in torrents--except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which swept up the streets (for it is in London that our scene lies), rattling along the housetops, and fiercely agitating the scanty flame of the lamps that struggled against the darkness.

  4. Jordan Cohen:

    They still are fiercely loyal. There’s definitely more loyalty amongst Apple people to Apple products than you see Android users to Android-based products.

  5. Ryan Severino:

    The heyday of department stores is clearly in the past while apparel retailers( for example) compete fiercely with e-commerce.

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