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fiercely

[feers-lee] / ˈfɪərs li /
ADVERB
violently, menacingly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
angrily boldly brutally ferociously forcefully frantically furiously madly mightily passionately savagely severely vehemently viciously wildly
WEAK
awfully forcibly frenziedly frighteningly hard horribly impetuously in a frenzy irresistibly like cats and dogs maleficiently malevolently malignly monstrous no holds barred riotously roughly stormily tempestuously terribly threateningly tigerishly tooth and nail turbulently uncontrollably venomously with bared teeth
Antonyms
STRONGEST
calmly gently
WEAK
kindly mildly quietly tamely

Example Sentences

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While the broader tech industry fiercely debates whether the future of AI lies in transformers, diffusion models, or newer concepts, PrismML’s mathematical framework can be applied to any of them, according to Hassibi.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Neo was met with widespread enthusiasm and is expected to compete fiercely with Windows laptops and Chromebooks.

From MarketWatch

De Zerbi is fiercely competitive and must transmit that into his players; easier said than done given the timid, defeatist nature of their performances this season.

From BBC

He wrapped his arms around the trunk of a firmly rooted tree, the wind rushing so fiercely it threatened to pull the whiskers from his face.

From Literature

In more than a dozen states, franchise laws—fiercely defended by dealer lobbyists—prevent any manufacturer from selling directly to consumers.

From The Wall Street Journal

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