Synonyms

fiercely

American

[feers-lee] / ˈfɪərs li /

adverb

in a menacing, violent, or forceful way.

The bear stood on his back paws, growling fiercely.
Currently, some 20 wildfires are raging fiercely through the state.
in an eager or intense way.

Isaiah has developed into a fiercely competitive soccer player.

Other Word Forms

overfiercely adverb
unfiercely adverb

Etymology

Origin of fiercely

fierce ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

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That night, the Teesta was flowing so fiercely that it pushed the other river back and sent it into the town.

From The Wall Street Journal

While the broader tech industry fiercely debates whether the future of AI lies in transformers, diffusion models, or newer concepts, PrismML’s mathematical framework can be applied to any of them, according to Hassibi.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Neo was met with widespread enthusiasm and is expected to compete fiercely with Windows laptops and Chromebooks.

From MarketWatch

De Zerbi is fiercely competitive and must transmit that into his players; easier said than done given the timid, defeatist nature of their performances this season.

From BBC

He wrapped his arms around the trunk of a firmly rooted tree, the wind rushing so fiercely it threatened to pull the whiskers from his face.

From Literature

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