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English Dictionary: fierce	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for fierce
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fierce adj marked by extreme and violent energy; "a ferocious beating"; "fierce fighting"; "a furious battle" Synonym(s): ferocious, fierce, furious, savage marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid; "fierce loyalty"; "in a tearing rage"; "vehement dislike"; "violent passions" Synonym(s): fierce, tearing, vehement, violent, trigger-happy ruthless in competition; "cutthroat competition"; "bowelless readiness to take advantage" Synonym(s): cutthroat, fierce, bowelless violently agitated and turbulent; "boisterous winds and waves"; "the fierce thunders roar me their music"- Ezra Pound; "rough weather"; "rough seas" Synonym(s): boisterous, fierce, rough
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fierce \Fierce\, a. [Compar. {Fiercer}; superl. {Fiercest}.] [OE. fers, fiers, OF. fier, nom. fiers, fierce, savage, cruel, F. fier proud, from L. ferus wild, savage, cruel; perh. akin to E. bear the animal. Cf. {Feral}, {Ferocity}.] 1. Furious; violent; unrestrained; impetuous; as, a fierce wind. His fierce thunder drove us to the deep. --Milton. 2. Vehement in anger or cruelty; ready or eager to kill or injure; of a nature to inspire terror; ferocious. [bd]A fierce whisper.[b8] --Dickens. [bd]A fierce tyrant.[b8] --Pope. The fierce foe hung upon our broken rear. --Milton. Thou huntest me as a fierce lion. --Job. x. 16. 3. Excessively earnest, eager, or ardent. Syn: Ferocious; savage; cruel; vehement; impetuous; barbarous; fell. See {Ferocious}. -- {Fierce"ly}, adv. -- {Fierce"ness}, n.