Fierce Definition

fîrs
fiercer, fiercest
adjective
fiercer, fiercest
Of a violently cruel nature; savage; wild.
A fierce dog.
Webster's New World
Violent; uncontrolled.
A fierce storm.
Webster's New World
Characterized by or showing hostility.
Gave us a fierce look.
American Heritage
Extremely powerful or destructive.
A fierce storm; a fierce flood.
American Heritage
Intensely eager; intense; ardent.
A fierce embrace.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Fierce

Adjective

Base Form:
fierce
Comparative:
fiercer
Superlative:
fiercest

Origin of Fierce

  • From Middle English, from Old French fers (“wild", "ferocious”), nominative of fer, from Latin ferus (“wild", "untamed”)

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English fiers from Old French from Latin ferus ghwer- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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