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 aspect or fury in attack.
FIERCE definition: 1. physically violent and frightening: 2. strong and powerful: 3. showing strong feeling or…. Learn more.
- 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. menacingly wild, savage, or hostile. 3. furiously eager or intense: fierce competition. 4. Informal. extremely bad or severe: a fierce cold. fierce′ness, n.
Definition of fierce adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A fierce animal or person is very aggressive or angry. They look like the teeth of some fierce animal.
Adjective fierce (comparative fiercer or more fierce, superlative fiercest or most fierce) Exceedingly violent, severe, ferocious, cruel or savage. Synonyms: furious, incessive, raging; see also Thesaurus: ferocious A fierce storm battered the coast.
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 disposition or action: a ferocious glare; ferocious brutality toward helpless refugees.
FIERCE definition: menacingly wild, savage, or hostile. See examples of fierce used in a sentence.
Fierce can be defined as having a strong, intense, and determined nature or character. It often implies displaying a great amount of aggression, power, or intensity in one's actions or demeanor. Fierce can also describe something as being impressive, wild, or vivid in its appearance or performance.