fiercely
/ˈfɪəsli
/adverb
1In a savagely violent or aggressive manner: the army clashed fiercely with militants...
- The commanders fight fiercely and win the day against the traitorous forces.
- The Romans dithered and competed for the honor of victory, while the people of Carthage fought fiercely, knowing their fate.
- She continued to twist and fight fiercely against her bonds, but they grew even tighter.
1.1In a powerful and destructive manner: the wind was blowing fiercely the fire was already burning fiercely...
- Enemy planes make attacks on port, scoring a direct hit on a supply ship that blazes fiercely till next morning, when it is sunk by a British salvo.
- He has a couple of ex-con punks working for him in all kinds of criminal activity, and it is they who spark the flames that burn so fiercely.
- There were all sorts of problems that came from people having rather weak identities that were being fiercely buffeted by their social circumstances.
1.2With a heartfelt and powerful intensity: campaigners have fiercely opposed the proposals [as submodifier]: they are fiercely independent...
- He is fiercely protective of his home, a haven amidst the chaos.
- The dominant ideology remained fiercely scientific, the battle against the bugs being the front line.
- He is a farmer, fiercely loyal to the land that provides his livelihood.