fiercely

Language: en

🇬🇧 /ˈfɪəsli/ 🇺🇸 /ˈfɪrsliː/

📖 Definitions

  1. adverb
    In a violent, aggressive, or savage manner; with intense ferocity or hostility.; With great intensity, passion, or determination; in a forceful and resolute way.; To a very high degree; extremely or intensely.; In a manner showing strong emotion such as anger, pride, or devotion.; With great speed, force, or severity, as of weather or natural phenomena.

🔗 Details

Word forms

Comparative: more fiercely Superlative: most fiercely

Collocations

fiercely competitivefiercely loyalfiercely independentfiercely protectivefiercely debatedfiercely opposed

Derivatives

fiercefierceness

Synonyms

ferociouslyviolentlysavagelyintenselyaggressivelyviciously

Antonyms

gentlymildlycalmly

Commonly confused

ferociously
EN: 'Ferociously' emphasizes wild, savage aggression; 'fiercely' can also convey intense determination or strong emotion without implying savagery.

Spelling tips

EN: Remember 'fierce' follows the 'i before e' rule (ie, not ei). A common misspelling is 'fiercly' (dropping the 'e' before '-ly'), but the correct form retains it: 'fiercely'.

💬 Examples

  1. The dog fiercely guarded its territory against the intruder.

  2. She fiercely defended her position during the debate.

  3. The two candidates are fiercely competitive in the upcoming election.

  4. He was fiercely proud of his children's achievements.

  5. The wind blew fiercely through the narrow mountain pass.