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1
violently unfriendly or aggressive in disposition
- the Vikings had a well-earned reputation for being fierce warriors
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2
extreme in degree, power, or effect
- a fierce wind made the frigid temperatures seem even worse
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3
harsh and threatening in manner or appearance
- the fierce faces of the players on the opposing hockey team
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- fixed,
- hard,
- hardened,
- hardheaded,
- immovable,
- implacable,
- inflexible,
- ironhanded,
- mulish,
- obdurate,
- obstinate,
- rigid,
- self-willed,
- set,
- stiff,
- stubborn,
- unbending,
- uncompromising,
- unrelenting,
- unyielding,
- willful
- (or wilful)
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having or showing a bold forcefulness in the pursuit of a goal
- a social reformer of fierce and fearless determination
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- argumentative,
- bellicose,
- belligerent,
- combative,
- contentious,
- discordant,
- disputatious,
- gladiatorial,
- pugnacious,
- quarrelsome,
- trigger-happy,
- truculent,
- warlike
- audacious,
- bold,
- brash,
- brassy,
- bumptious,
- cheeky,
- cocksure,
- cocky,
- confident,
- determined,
- forward,
- impudent,
- insolent,
- overconfident,
- presumptuous,
- unapologetic,
- unsubdued,
- unyielding
- bare-knuckle
- (also bare-knuckled or bare-knuckles),
- feisty,
- scrappy
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5
marked by bursts of destructive force or intense activity
- fierce fighting raged in the streets of the war-torn city
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marked by great and often stressful excitement or activity
- fierce early-morning trading sent stocks soaring
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The first known use of fierce was in the 14th century
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