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# fierce

«fierce» in Mova's school dictionary: **Angry, wild and likely to attack: «a fierce dog»** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (fierce, fiercer, fiercest)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Angry, wild and likely to attack: «a fierce dog». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fierce/#m1)

2) Very strong or powerful: «a fierce storm», «fierce heat». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fierce/#m2)

3) Full of strong feeling or effort: «fierce competition». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fierce/#m3)

4) (slang) Bold and confident in a cool way. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fierce/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In stories, fierce animals and monsters scare the characters. In science and geography: fierce winds, fierce fires. In sports: «fierce rivals», «fierce match». Young people sometimes say «You look fierce!» meaning confident and stylish.

### examples

- The fierce dog barked at the gate. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fierce/#x1)
- A fierce storm blew down the tree. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fierce/#x2)
- The two teams are fierce rivals. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fierce/#x3)
- The tiger gave a fierce roar. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fierce/#x4)
- There was fierce competition for the prize. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fierce/#x5)
- The fire was fierce and spread fast. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fierce/#x6)
- (slang) Love your new outfit — you look fierce! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fierce/#x7)
- They had long legs and fierce eyes and sharp teeth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fierce/#x8)

### note

Spelling: «i before e» — fierce. Adverb: fiercely. Noun: fierceness. The slang sense is praise, not an insult.

### In the corpora

- [Some kids call her «Mad Maddie» because she is rough and fierce.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/378-maddie-the-tomboy/9/)
- [A dog can be gentle with its own family and fierce with strangers; the owner's trust does not pass to you.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/456-the-bulldog-next-door-who-never-likes-you/33/)
- [Geese and swans can be fierce near their young; back away calmly and keep dogs on a lead near water.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/458-magpies-geese-ponies-and-swans-animals-that-are-not-your-friends/29/)
- [Turn from Thy fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against Thy people.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.957/)
- [a nation of fierce countenance, that shall not regard the person of the old, nor show favour to the young.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/DEU.787/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «fierce» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fierce/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.