fierce

adj., fierc·er, fierc·est.

1. Having a savage and violent nature; ferocious. See synonyms at cruel.
2. Extremely severe or violent; terrible: “the fierce thunders roar me their music” (Ezra Pound).
3. Extremely intense or ardent: fierce loyalty. See synonyms at intense.
4. Strenuously active or resolute: a fierce attempt to escape.
5. Informal. Very difficult or unpleasant: a fierce exam.
6. Savage or threatening in appearance.

[Middle English fiers, from Old French, from Latin ferus.]

fiercely fierce'ly adv.
fierceness fierce'ness n.

adjective

1. Showing or suggesting a disposition to be violently destructive without scruple or restraint: barbarous, bestial, cruel, fell², feral, ferocious, inhuman, savage, truculent, vicious, wolfish. See kind/cruel.
2. So intense as to cause extreme suffering: cruel, ferocious, savage, vicious. See help/harm/harmless, kind/cruel.
3. Intensely violent in sustained velocity: furious, heavy, high, strong. See strong/weak.
4. Extreme in degree, strength, or effect: desperate, furious, intense, terrible, vehement, violent. See big/small/amount, strong/weak.
5. Intensely sustained, especially in activity: concentrated, heavy, heightened, intense, intensive. See strong/weak.

adj

Definition: violent, menacing
Antonyms: calm, docile, gentle, kind, meek, nonviolent, peaceful, tame, tender, unthreatening

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IN BRIEF: Wild or cruel. Also: very strong or eager.

An overtaxed patience gives way to fierce anger. — Publilius Syrus (fl. 1st Cent. BC-).

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - aggressiv, bister, kritisk, voldsom, rædselsfuld

Nederlands (Dutch)
woest, hevig, heftig, fel

Français (French)
adj. - farouche, fervent, acharné, explosif, violent, intense (une flamme)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - wild, grimmig, hart, heftig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - άγριος, θηριώδης, ασυγκράτητος, λυσσώδης, σφοδρός

Italiano (Italian)
feroce, fiero, veemente, aspro

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - agressivo

Русский (Russian)
свирепый, жестокий, сильный, бодрый, мерзкий, сильнодействующий

Español (Spanish)
adj. - feroz, fiero, violento, cruel, intenso, fortísimo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - vild, våldsam, bister

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
凶猛的, 热烈的, 猛烈的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 兇猛的, 熱烈的, 猛烈的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 사나운, 거친, 격심한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - どう猛な, 残忍な, 激しい, 猛烈な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مفترس, لم, قوي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮אכזרי, זועף, לוהט, עז, פראי‬

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fierce	fierce cologne