Fierce
Fierce adjective - Extreme in degree, power, or effect.
Usage example: a fierce wind made the frigid temperatures seem even worse
Harsh and fierce are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Harsh" instead an adjective "Fierce".
Nearby Words: fiercely, fierceness
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Miners, riding small "donkey ships", need to contend with both the harsh natural environment and with fierce human competitors.
Source: Creator / Murray Leinster - Brave Scot and Violent Glaswegian: A positive stereotype about Scots is that they are supposedly all brave and fierce "real" men, toughened by the harsh climate.
- There's also a fierce debate about whether the treatment of criminals should be relatively harsh (to deter crimes against the innocent) or lenient (to help repentant sinners change their ways, as Christ taught).
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