fiercely

ˈfɪrsli

Definition

Definition of fiercely - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

emotionwith strong emotional intensity or passion

She fiercely defended her beliefs.

intensely

passionately

vehemently

intensityto an extreme or intense degree

He was fiercely loyal to his friends.

intensely

vehemently

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Origin of fiercely

Old English, fyr (fire) + -lic (like)

Terms with fiercely included in their meaning

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fight like cat and dog

relationship

argue very fiercely and very often with each other

inferno

disaster

large fire burning fiercely

quarrel

argument

argue fiercely or fall out with someone

ablaze

adj.

on fire

burning fiercely with visible flames

compete tooth and nail

competition

fight fiercely to achieve something

cutthroat

adj.

competition

fiercely competitive or ruthless

fight tooth and nail

conflict

struggle fiercely to achieve something

savaged

adj.

conflict

attacked or criticized fiercely

Examples of fiercely in a sentence

The team fiercely competed for the championship.
She fiercely defended her beliefs in the debate.
The wind blew fiercely through the night.

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French:avec ferveur, farouchement, ...
German:leidenschaftlich, äußerst, ...
Italian:con passione, ferocemente, ...
Spanish:con ferocidad, ferozmente, ...
Portuguese:ferozmente, extremamente, ...
Chinese:激烈地, 极其, ...
Japanese:激しく, 猛烈に, ...
Arabic:بِشِدَّة, بعنف, ...
Hebrew:בְּלַהַט, בְּעוֹצְמָה רַבָּה, ...
Russian:яростно, свирепо, ...
Ukrainian:запекло, люто, ...
Hindi:प्रबलता से, बेहद, ...
Bengali:প্রবল আবেগে, অত্যন্ত, ...
Catalan:apassionadament, extremadament, ...
Czech:vášnivě, silně, ...
Danish:lidenskabeligt, stærkt, ...
Dutch:fel, hevig, ...
Greek:σθεναρά, σφοδρά, ...
Hungarian:szenvedélyesen, rendkívül, ...
Khmer:យ៉ាងខ្លាំងក្លា, យ៉ាងស្វិតស្វាញ, ...
Korean:강하게, 극도로, ...
Persian:با حرارت, شدیداً, ...
Polish:zaciekle, gwałtownie, ...
Portuguese (BR):fervorosamente, ferozmente, ...
Romanian:cu înverșunare, extrem de, ...
Swedish:med glöd, extremt, ...
Thai:อย่างดุเดือด, อย่างแรง, ...
Turkish:şiddetle, son derece, ...
Vietnamese:quyết liệt, hết sức, ...

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Adverb

Origin of fiercely

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