fiercely

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ADJ.

advanced, all, critical, foreign, independent, islamic, pretty, protective

VERB + FIERCELY

back, began, blew, burning, don't, fighting, fought, glared

FIERCELY + NOUN

anti-american, cygnets, invasions, night, politicians

PREP.

in, on, with

ADV.

always, perhaps

Definitions

adv

1

In a fierce manner.

The wind blew fiercely and the rain fell heavily.

They burned the old gun that used to stand in the dark corner up in the garret, close to the stuffed fox that always grinned so fiercely. Perhaps the reason why he seemed in such a ghastly rage was that he did not come by his death fairly. And why else was he put away up there out of sight?—and so magnificent a brush as he had too.

2

Extremely; to a large degree.

fiercely competitive

a fiercely loved woman

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adverb — in a physically fierce manner

ferociously

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The wind blew fiercely and the rain fell heavily.

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They burned the old gun that used to stand in the dark corner up in the garret, close to the stuffed fox that always grinned so fiercely. Perhaps the reason why he seemed in such a ghastly rage was th

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He helped himself to a cigar and leaned back with a fiercely critical pair of eyes, taking note of the effect which this document would produce.

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04

Don't look so fiercely at me.

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05

To make matters worse, it began to thunder fiercely.

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06

He advanced on me fiercely.

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