fierce
Pronunciation: /fɪəs/
The English word “fierce” has 6 meanings listed here.
adjective
- Exceedingly violent, severe, ferocious, cruel or savage.
- Resolute or strenuously active.
- Threatening in appearance or demeanor.
- Excellent, very good.
- Of exceptional quality, exhibiting boldness or chutzpah.
adverb
- Extremely; very.
Etymology
From Middle English fers, fiers, borrowed from Old French fers (“wild", "ferocious”), nominative of fer, from Latin ferus (“wild", "untamed”).
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