Thesaurus: fierce

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1. superl. Furious; violent; unrestrained; impetuous; as, a fierce wind.
2. superl. Vehement in anger or cruelty; ready or eager to kill or injure; of a nature to inspire terror; ferocious.
3. superl. Excessively earnest, eager, or ardent.
4. adj. marked by extreme and violent energy
5. adj. marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid
6. adj. ruthless in competition
7. adj. violently agitated and turbulent
8. 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. "A fierce whisper." Dickens. "A fierce tyrant." 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.
9. j:100 s. marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid