fierce, ferocious, barbarous, savage, cruel mean showing fury or malignity in looks or actions. fierce applies to humans and animals that inspire terror because of their wild and menacing …

FIERCE definition: 1. physically violent and frightening: 2. strong and powerful: 3. showing strong feeling or…. Learn more.

FIERCE definition: menacingly wild, savage, or hostile. See examples of fierce used in a sentence.

1. having a violent and unrestrained nature; savage: a fierce dog. 2. wild or turbulent in force, action, or intensity: a fierce storm. 3. vehement, intense, or strong: fierce competition. 1. …

Definition of fierce adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Fierce feelings or actions are very intense or enthusiastic, or involve great activity. Standards are high and competition is fierce. The town was captured after a fierce battle with rebels at the …

Fierce, ferocious, truculent suggest vehemence and violence of temper, manner, or action: fierce in repelling a foe. Ferocious implies fierceness or cruelty, esp. of a bloodthirsty kind, in …