fierce

/ˈfirs/

Middle English fiers, from Anglo-French fer, fers, fiers, from Latin ferus wild, savage; akin to Greek thēr wild animal

adjective

  1. violently hostile or aggressive in temperament

  2. given to fighting or killing : pugnacious

  3. marked by unrestrained zeal or vehemence

a fierce tiger

fierce fighters

fierce ferocious barbarous savage cruel mean showing fury or malignity in looks or actions. fierce applies to humans and animals that inspire terror because of their wild and menacing aspect or fury in attack. ferocious implies extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality.

idiom

  1. very badly or very much

I miss her something fierce.