fierce (redirected from fiercer)

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.

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fierce

Adjective

1. very aggressive or angry: a fierce dog

2. intense or strong: a fierce wind [Latin ferus]

fiercely adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	fierce - marked by extreme and violent energy; "a ferocious beating"; "fierce fighting"; "a furious battle" ferocious, furious, savage violent - acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity; "a violent attack"; "a violent person"; "violent feelings"; "a violent rage"; "felt a violent dislike"
	2.	fierce - marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid; "fierce loyalty"; "in a tearing rage"; "vehement dislike"; "violent passions" tearing, vehement, trigger-happy, violent intense - possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree; "intense heat"; "intense anxiety"; "intense desire"; "intense emotion"; "the skunk's intense acrid odor"; "intense pain"; "enemy fire was intense"
	3.	fierce - ruthless in competition; "cutthroat competition"; "bowelless readiness to take advantage" bowelless, cutthroat merciless, unmerciful - having or showing no mercy; "the merciless enemy"; "a merciless critic"; "gave him a merciless beating"
	4.	fierce - violently agitated and turbulent; "boisterous winds and waves"; "the fierce thunders roar me their music"- Ezra Pound; "rough weather"; "rough seas" boisterous, rough stormy - (especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion; "a stormy day"; "wide and stormy seas"

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fierce

adjective 1. ferocious, wild, dangerous, cruel, savage, brutal, aggressive, menacing, vicious, fiery, murderous, uncontrollable, feral, untamed, barbarous, fell (archaic) threatening, baleful, truculent, tigerish, aggers Austral. (slang) biffo Austral. (slang) << OPPOSITE gentle

adjective 2. intense, strong, keen, passionate, relentless, cut-throat

adjective 3. stormy, strong, powerful, violent, intense, raging, furious, howling, uncontrollable, boisterous, tumultuous, tempestuous, blustery, inclement << OPPOSITE tranquil

Translations

fierce [fɪəs] adj → feroz; [wind, attack] → violento; [heat] → intenso; [fighting, enemy] → encarnizado

fierce [fɪəs] adj [look, animal] → féroce, sauvage; [wind, attack, person] → (très) violent(e); [fighting, enemy] → acharné(e)

fierce [fɪəs] adj → wild;

(look) → böse;

(fighting, wind) → heftig;

(loyalty) → leidenschaftlich;

(enemy) → erbittert;

(heat) → glühend

fierce [fɪəs] adj [look, fighting] → fiero/a; [wind] → furioso/a; [attack] → feroce; [enemy] → acerrimo/a

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fierce

adj fierce [fiəs]

1 very angry and likely to attack a fierce dog; a fierce expression.kwaai hond; kwaai uitdrukkingشَرِس، ضارٍ، عَنيفсвирепdivoký, zuřivýbidsk; glubsk; bisterwildάγριοςferozraevukasدرندهhurjaféroceתוֹקפָּנִיप्रचंडbijesan, divljivadganasgrimmur; ofsalegurferoceどう猛な화난, 사나운įniršęs, nirtulingasnikns; nežēlīgsgarangwoestaggressiv, olm, biskdzikiferozfio­rosсвирепыйrozzúrenýnapadalenbesanvildsint, []ilskenดุร้ายöfkeli兇猛的лютийشدید غصے کی حالت میں ، حملہ کرنے پر آمادہhung tợn và giận dữ凶猛的

2 intense or strong fierce rivals.verwoedeقَوي، عَنيفбуренnelítostný, krutýskarp; heftigheftigσφοδρός, λυσσαλέοςintenso, fuerteägeشدید؛ قویkiivasimplacableעַזबर्बर, उग्रžestok, nasilan, strastvenádázkuatákafurcrudeleすさまじい강력한, 맹렬한stiprus, kietasstiprs; spēcīgsamat sangatfelvoldsom, heftig, fælzawziętyviolentoputernic; de temutсильныйneľútostnýsilovitljuthäftigรุนแรงşiddetli, ateşli劇烈的шалений, сильнийشدید جذبہmãnh liệt剧烈的

adv ˈfiercely

kwaaiبِعُنْف، بِشَراسَهсвирепоdivocebidskt, glubskt; bistertwildάγριαcon ferocidadraevukaltبا درنده خویی؛ به شدتraivokkaastiférocementבְּתוֹקפָּנוּתप्रचंड रूप से, बर्बरता सेbijesno, nasilno, žestokovadulgalakákaflega; grimmilegaferocementeどうもうに사납게, 맹렬하게nirtulingai, pašėlusiainikni; nežēlīgi; stipridengan garangwoest, felvoldsomt, fæltdzikoferozmenteferoceсвирепо; сильноdivo, zúrivosilovitoljutoilsket, häftigtอย่างดุร้าย; อย่างรุนแรงşiddetle兇猛地люто; шаленоشدت سےdữ dội; mãnh liệt凶猛地