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Antonyms for fiercely

Grammar : Adv
Spell : feers
Phonetic Transcription : fɪərs


Definition of fiercely

Origin :
  • mid-13c., "proud, noble, bold," from Old French fers, nominative form of fer, fier "strong, overwhelming, violent, fierce, wild; proud, mighty, great, impressive" (Modern French fier "proud, haughty"), from Latin ferus "wild, untamed," from PIE root *ghwer- "wild, wild animal" (cf. Greek ther, Old Church Slavonic zveri, Lithuanian zveris "wild beast").
  • Original English sense of "brave, proud" died out 16c., but caused the word at first to be commonly used as an epithet, which accounts for the rare instance of a French word entering English in the nominative case. Meaning "ferocious, wild, savage" is from c.1300. Related: Fiercely; fierceness.
  • adv violently, menacingly
Example sentences :
  • "He would do so at the peril of his life, then," said the captain, fiercely.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • "Often enough," he said fiercely, and he thought of his drunken father.
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
  • "My home is where my daughter is," answered Castell fiercely.
  • Extract from : « Fair Margaret » by H. Rider Haggard
  • But his face had turned white and Dick saw that he was fiercely angry.
  • Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
  • "It's Charley Channing that's the donkey; not me," cried Tod, fiercely.
  • Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
  • And fiercely in a bewildered way I rebelled against this emptiness.
  • Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
  • Their minds were fiercely set on the "scabs," the police and the militia.
  • Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
  • Their progress was fiercely opposed by the Turks, who hovered about their flanks.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of VIII) » by Various
  • The first thing he did was to grip Rob's hand and squeeze it fiercely.
  • Extract from : « The Boy Scouts on Belgian Battlefields » by Lieut. Howard Payson
  • And he drove off, lashing his horse so fiercely that it almost bolted.
  • Extract from : « Abbe Mouret's Transgression » by Emile Zola

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