fierce

About 7.26 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Exceedingly violent, severe, ferocious, cruel or savage.

   A fierce storm battered the coast.

2. adjective Resolute or strenuously active.

   We made a fierce attempt to escape.

3. adjective Threatening in appearance or demeanor.

   The lion gave a fierce roar.

4. adjective Excellent, very good.

   Q: "How was the party last night?" A: "Fierce!"

5. adjective Of exceptional quality, exhibiting boldness or chutzpah.

   Tyra said to strike a pose and make it fierce.

6. adverb Extremely; very.

   It was fierce cold last night.

Similar words

ferocious furious boisterous vehement rough violent savage intense tearing merciless

Often followed by

and competition battle struggle as fighting opposition in resistance

Word family

fierceness fiercenesses fiercer fiercest