FIERCE
\fˈi͡əs], \fˈiəs], \f_ˈiə_s]\
Definitions of FIERCE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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ruthless in competition; "cutthroat competition"; "bowelless readiness to take advantage"
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marked by extreme and violent energy; "a ferocious beating"; "fierce fighting"; "a furious battle"
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marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid; "fierce loyalty"; "in a tearing rage"; "vehement dislike"; "violent passions"
By Princeton University
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ruthless in competition; "cutthroat competition"; "bowelless readiness to take advantage"
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marked by extreme and violent energy; "a ferocious beating"; "fierce fighting"; "a furious battle"
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marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid; "fierce loyalty"; "in a tearing rage"; "vehement dislike"; "violent passions"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Furious; violent; unrestrained; impetuous; as, a fierce wind.
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Vehement in anger or cruelty; ready or eager to kill or injure; of a nature to inspire terror; ferocious.
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Excessively earnest, eager, or ardent.
By Oddity Software
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Furious; violent; unrestrained; impetuous; as, a fierce wind.
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Vehement in anger or cruelty; ready or eager to kill or injure; of a nature to inspire terror; ferocious.
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Excessively earnest, eager, or ardent.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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