Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - fierce
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Fierce
fierce
~ adj 1 a fierce person or animal is angry or ready to attack, and looks very frightening (armed guards accompanied by fierce dogs | She turned round, looking fierce.) 2 fierce emotions are very strong and often angry (Fierce resentment was aroused by this injustice.) 3 done with a lot of energy and strong feelings, and sometimes violent (a fierce attack on government policy | Fighting was fiercest near the town centre. | fierce competition) (There is fierce competition for those scholarships.) 4 fierce cold, heat, or weather is much colder, hotter etc than usual (a fierce wind) 5 something fierce AmE spoken more loudly, strongly etc than usual (It was snowing something fierce yesterday.) - fiercely adv - fierceness n
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(fiercer, fiercest) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A fierce animal or person is very aggressive or angry. They look like the teeth of some fierce animal. = ferocious ADJ • fiercely ‘I don’t know,’ she said fiercely. ADV 2. Fierce feelings or actions are very intense or enthusiastic, or involve great activity. Competition has been fierce to win a stake in Skoda... The town was captured after a fierce battle with rebels at the weekend... He inspires fierce loyalty in his friends. ADJ • fiercely He has always been ambitious and fiercely competitive. ADV: ADV adj, ADV with v 3. Fierce conditions are very intense, great, or strong. The climbers were trapped by a fierce storm which went on for days. ADJ ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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adjective (~r; ~st) Etymology: Middle English fiers, from Anglo-French fer, fers, fiers, from Latin ferus wild, savage; akin to Greek ther wild animal Date: 14th century 1. a. violently hostile or aggressive in temperament b. given to fighting or killing ; pugnacious 2. a. marked by unrestrained zeal or vehemence a ~ argument b. extremely vexatious, disappointing, or intense ~ pain 3. furiously active or determined make a ~ effort 4. wild or menacing in appearance • ~ness noun Synonyms: ~, ferocious, barbarous, savage, cruel mean showing fury or malignity in looks or actions. ~ applies to humans and animals that inspire terror because of their wild and menacing aspect or fury in attack ~ warriors. ferocious implies extreme ~ness and unrestrained violence and brutality a ferocious dog. barbarous implies a ferocity or mercilessness regarded as unworthy of civilized people barbarous treatment of prisoners. savage implies the absence of inhibitions restraining civilized people filled with rage, lust, or other violent passion a savage criminal. cruel implies indifference to suffering and even positive pleasure in inflicting it the cruel jokes of schoolboys. ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. (fiercer, fiercest) 1 vehemently aggressive or frightening in temper or action, violent. 2 eager, intense, ardent. 3 unpleasantly strong or intense; uncontrolled (fierce heat). 4 (of a mechanism) not smooth or easy in action. Derivatives fiercely adv. fierceness n. Etymology: ME f. AF fers, OF fiers fier proud f. L ferus savage ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. свирепый, лютый, жестокий fierce dog —- злая собака fierce expression of countenance —- свирепое выражение лица fierce competition —- жестокая конкуренция 2. неистовый, сильный fierce tempest —- неистовство бури fierce heat —- невыносимая жара fierce hatred —- лютая ненависть fierce desire —- горячее (безудержное) желание 3. бодрый, энергичный to make a fierce effort —- приложить все силы 4. сл. отвратительный the weather has been fierce —- погода была мерзкая 5. тех. резко действующий (о сцеплении и т. п.) ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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adj. 1) свирепый, лютый 2) сильный (о буре, жаре); горячий; неистовый 3) coll. неприятный, болезненный Syn: see wild ...Англо-русский словарь
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- 1240, from O.Fr. fers, nom. form of fer, fier "wild, ferocious," from L. ferus "wild, untamed." Originally in Eng. also with a sense of "brave, proud," which died out 16c., but caused the word at first to be commonly used as an epithet, which accounts for the rare instance of a Fr. word entering Eng. in the nom. case. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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