fiercely

«fiercely» in Mova's judaism dictionary: In an angry, wild or violent way — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adverb (fiercely)

meaning for a pupil

1) In an angry, wild or violent way. tree →

2) Very strongly or with great feeling: «fiercely loyal», «fiercely proud». tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories: «The lion roared fiercely», «the wind blew fiercely». About feelings: «fiercely protective» of family, «fiercely independent». In sports reports: «a fiercely fought match».

examples

• The bellows blow fiercely, the lead is consumed of the fire; in vain doth the founder refine, for the wicked are not separated. (Prophets JER.6.29, JPS 1917) tree →
• The dog growled fiercely. tree →
• The fire burned fiercely all night. tree →
• She is fiercely loyal to her friends. tree →
• The match was fiercely fought. tree →
• The mother bear fiercely protected her cubs. tree →
• The wind blew fiercely across the moor. tree →

note

From fierce + ly (keep the e: fiercely). Can describe a good strong feeling (fiercely loyal), not only anger.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «fiercely» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.