fiercely

fierce  (fîrs)

adj. fierc·er, fierc·est

1. Having a savage and violent nature; ferocious. See Synonyms at cruel.

2. Extremely severe or violent; terrible: "the fierce thunders roar me their music" (Ezra Pound).

3. Extremely intense or ardent: fierce loyalty. See Synonyms at intense.

4. Strenuously active or resolute: a fierce attempt to escape.

5. Informal Very difficult or unpleasant: a fierce exam.

6. Savage or threatening in appearance.

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[Middle English fiers, from Old French, from Latin ferus; see ghwer- in Indo-European roots.]

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fiercely adv.

fierceness n.

Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	fiercely - in a physically fierce manner; "silence broken by dogs barking ferociously"; "they fought fiercely" ferociously
	2.	fiercely - in an emotionally fierce manner; "she was fiercely proud of her children"

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fiercely

adverb

1. ferociously, savagely, passionately, furiously, viciously, menacingly, tooth and nail, in a frenzy, like cat and dog, frenziedly, tigerishly, with no holds barred, tempestuously, with bared teeth, uncontrolledly They argued fiercely.

2. strongly, keenly, intensely, passionately, relentlessly He has always been fiercely competitive.

Translations

fiercely [ˈfɪəslɪ] ADV

1. (= ferociously) [look, scowl] → ferozmente, con ferocidad; [attack] → ferozmente

2. (= intensely) [independent, competitive, loyal] → tremendamente; [oppose, resist] → ferozmente; [fight, compete] → encarnizadamente
she is a fiercely independent woman → es una mujer tremendamente independiente
it was a fiercely contested match → fue un partido extremadamente reñido
they are fiercely protective of their privacy → protegen su intimidad con uñas y dientes
the building was burning fiercely → el edificio ardía en llamas
the storm raged fiercely outside → fuera, el temporal rugía con fuerza

fiercely [ˈfɪə^rsli] adv

(= angrily) [say] → d'un ton féroce

(= aggressively) [fight, compete] → avec acharnement

(= intensely) [loyal, proud, patriotic] → profondément; [ambitious] → redoutablement
fiercely hostile → farouchement hostile
to be fiercely competitive → avoir un esprit de compétition redoutable

to burn fiercely → flamber

fiercely

adv contest, oppose, fight, deny → heftig; criticize → scharf; defend, argue → leidenschaftlich; say → böse, grimmig; independent, competitive, proud, loyal → äußerst; to be fiercely critical of something → etw scharf kritisieren; fiercely determined → wild entschlossen; to oppose something fiercely, to be fiercely opposed to something → einer Sache (dat) → heftigen Widerstand entgegensetzen, heftigen Widerstand gegen etw leisten; TV and radio stations compete fiercely with one another → Fernseh- und Radiosender stehen in scharfem Wettbewerb miteinander; the fire was burning fiercely → es brannte lichterloh

fiercely [ˈfɪəslɪ] adv (extremely) → intensamente; (fight) → con accanimento; (rage) → furiosamente

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fiercely [ˈfɪəslɪ] adv (extremely) → intensamente; (fight) → con accanimento; (rage) → furiosamente