fiercely

Adverb

in a physically fierce manner
- "they fought fiercely"
in an emotionally fierce manner
- "she was fiercely proud of her children"

Adv

In a fierce manner.
extremely; to a large degree

Examples

a fiercely loved woman
a fiercely proud father
fiercely competitive
fiercely disappointed
fiercely independent
fiercely loyal
The wind blew fiercely and the rain fell heavily.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English fersly; equivalent to fierce + -ly.

Synonyms

ferociously

Scrabble Score: 16

fiercely: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
fiercely: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
fiercely: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

fiercely: valid Words With Friends Word