adj
fierce
feers
adj
1
Aggressively powerful, intense, or savage.
"A fierce storm battered the coastline overnight."
"The two companies are locked in fierce competition for market share."
2
Slang: impressively bold, stylish, or excellent.
"Her outfit for the awards show was absolutely fierce."
How to Use Fierce
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishExtremely intense, aggressive, or powerful — and in slang, an admiring word for something bold and striking.
Common pairings
fierce competition
a fierce storm
fierce loyalty
Word Forms
fiercer comparative, more fierce comparative, fiercest superlative, most fierce superlative
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Etymology
From Old French fers/fer, from Latin ferus, "wild, untamed."