fiercely

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fiercely

/ˈfɪɹsli/ US
/ˈfɪəsli/ UK
/ˈfɪːslɪj/ British, Southern, Standard
/ˈfɪjəslɪj/ British, Southern, Standard
/ˈfiəsli/ New Zealand
/ˈfiɾsle/ Scotland
/-lɪ/ Scotland
/-li/ Scotland
/ˈfɛːsli/

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From Middle English fersly; equivalent to fierce + -ly.

adverb fiercelier · more fiercely · fierceliest · most fiercely

In a fierce manner. The wind blew fiercely and the rain fell heavily.
Extremely; to a large degree. fiercely competitive

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: ferociously, vehemently, sharply, harshly, severely, furiously, keenly, strenuously, brutally, drastic, intensely, aggressively, violently, ardently, fervently, vigorously

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adv in a fierce manner

Español	fieramente
Português	ferozmente
Français	âprement, farouchement
Deutsch	heftig, wütend
Italiano	trucemente, perfidamente, ferocemente, accanitamente, tenacemente
Ελληνικά	αγρίως agríos, άγρια ágria
Русский	свире́по svirépo, лю́то ljúto, жесто́ко žestóko, я́ростно járostno, неи́стово neístovo

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@misc{fiercely_2026,
  title = {fiercely},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fiercely},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}