a. | 1. | Furious; violent; unrestrained; impetuous; |
2. | Vehement in anger or cruelty; ready or eager to kill or injure; of a nature to inspire terror; ferocious. | |
3. | Excessively earnest, eager, or ardent. |
Adj. | 1. | fierce - marked by extreme and violent energy; "a ferocious beating"; "fierce fighting"; "a furious battle" |
2. | fierce - marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid; "fierce loyalty"; "in a tearing rage"; "vehement dislike"; "violent passions" | |
3. | fierce - ruthless in competition; "cutthroat competition"; "bowelless readiness to take advantage" | |
4. | fierce - violently agitated and turbulent; "boisterous winds and waves"; "the fierce thunders roar me their music"- Ezra Pound; "rough weather"; "rough seas" Synonyms: boisterous, rough |