fiercely

adverb

fierce·​ly ˈfirs-lē How to pronounce fiercely (audio)
1
: in a fierce or vehement manner
fiercely competitive
2
: to a high degree : very
fiercely expensive

Examples of fiercely in a Sentence

fiercely hot weather
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In Shakespeare’s time, the Children of the Chapel, a company made up entirely of boys, competed fiercely with the playwright’s company, the King’s Men, and often outdrew them. Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025 She’s perhaps best known as playing the witty, independent, and fiercely loyal friend and business woman Samantha Jones. Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 16 Oct. 2025 Each of these stages will be fiercely contested. Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 16 Oct. 2025 Her protagonist, known to have been derived from herself in a few other ways, blunders along and is charming but delusional, unlike Austen’s fiercely independent and witty Elizabeth Bennet. Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fiercely

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of fiercely was in the 14th century

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“Fiercely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fiercely. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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