fiercely

Variant of fierce

adjective fiercer, fiercest

  1. of a violently cruel nature; savage; wild: a fierce dog
  2. violent; uncontrolled: a fierce storm
  3. intensely eager; intense; ardent: a fierce embrace
  4. Informal very distasteful, disagreeable, bad, etc.

Origin: ME fers < OFr fers, fier < L ferus, wild, savage < IE base *hwer-, wild animal > Gr thēr, animal

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