fierce
Exceedingly violent, severe, ferocious, cruel or savage.
Adjective 4 meanings
Exceedingly violent, severe, ferocious, cruel or savage.
“A fierce storm battered the coast.”
Resolute or strenuously active.
“We made a fierce attempt to escape.”
Threatening in appearance or demeanor.
“The lion gave a fierce roar.”
Of exceptional quality, exhibiting boldness or chutzpah.
“Tyra said to strike a pose and make it fierce.”
Etymology
From Middle English fers, fiers, borrowed from Old French fers (“wild", "ferocious”), nominative of fer, from Latin ferus (“wild", "untamed”).
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FIERCE at a glance
FIERCE has 6 letters and scores 11 points in Scrabble (F 4 + I 1 + E 1 + R 1 + C 3 + E 1) and 12 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,914 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with fierce
All rhymes- FORCE10
- SOURCE8
- RESOURCE10
- COMMERCE16
- DIVORCE13
- ENFORCE12
- WORKFORCE21
- PIERCE10
- REINFORCE14
- SCARCE10
- PEARCE10
- FARCE10
One letter away
- PIERCE10
- TIERCE8
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