fierce

(fîrs)

adj. fierc·er, fierc·est

a. Hostile and violent, especially by nature or temperament; ferocious: The Huns were fierce warriors.

b. Characterized by or showing hostility: gave us a fierce look.

2. Extremely powerful or destructive: a fierce storm; a fierce flood.

3. Intense in activity or feeling; vigorous or ardent: a fierce debate; fierce loyalty.

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

fierce′ly adv.

fierce′ness n.

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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"

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.

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fiercely

adverb

In a violent, strenuous way:

frantically, frenziedly, furiously, hard, strenuously.

Translations

بِعُنْف، بِشَراسَه

divoce

bidsktbistertglubskt

wild

ferozmente intensamente violentamente

férocement

ákaflega; grimmilega

furiosamente

voldsomt

şiddetle

凶猛地

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

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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

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fiercely

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

fierce

(fiəs) adjective

1. very angry and likely to attack. a fierce dog; a fierce expression.

2. intense or strong. fierce rivals.

ˈfiercely adverb