Fierce - definition, pronunciation, transcription
adjective
- violently agitated and turbulent (syn: boisterous, rough)
Extra examples
He was killed in a fierce battle.
The proposal has faced fierce opposition.
The two teams have had a fierce rivalry for many years.
He's admired for his fierce independence.
You could see the fierce determination in her eyes.
The government's policies came under fierce attack.
She turned round, looking fierce.
These people take fierce pride in their independence.
He has shown a fierce independence of spirit.
...the dictator had a fierce stranglehold on the country, keeping its people in poverty and ignorance...
The fierce cat uses its claws to disembowel its prey.
...immigrants to that country faced fierce prejudice and could expect to find work only as menials...
...during his solo crossing of the Atlantic he managed to avoid the fierce oceanic storms that rage in those tropical latitudes...
They supported the war with a fierce patriotism.
Her book is a fierce polemic against the inequalities in our society.
Word forms
comparative: fiercer
superlative: fiercest
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