Fierce

Part of speech: adjective (a.)

1. Furious; violent; unrestrained; impetuous; as, a fierce wind. His fierce thunder drove us to the deep. Milton.

2. Vehement in anger or cruelty; ready or eager to kill or injure; of a nature to inspire terror; ferocious. "A fierce whisper." Dickens. "A fierce tyrant." Pope. The fierce foe hung upon our broken rear. Milton. Thou huntest me as a fierce lion. Job. x. 16.

3. Excessively earnest, eager, or ardent.

Synonyms: Ferocious; savage; cruel; vehement; impetuous; barbarous; fell. See Ferocious. Fierce"ly, adv. Fierce"ness, n.