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Pronunciation / Transliteration: heftig
"Sie konkurrierten heftig miteinander."
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In a violently aggressive, menacing, or passionate manner.
"The dog growled fiercely when we approached the fence."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'fiers', from Old French 'fier', from Latin 'ferus' (wild, savage), combined with the adverbial suffix '-ly'.
Which of the following is the closest synonym for "fiercely"?
10 Global Lexicons: How "fiercely" is said worldwide
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férocement
Transliteration: férocement
"Elle défendait ses convictions férocement."
heftig
Transliteration: heftig
"Sie konkurrierten heftig miteinander."
fieramente
Transliteration: fieramente
"Lottò fieramente per i suoi diritti."
ferozmente
Transliteration: ferozmente
"Protegía ferozmente a sus cachorros."
ferozmente
Transliteration: ferozmente
"Eles competiram ferozmente pelo prêmio."
क्रूरता से
Transliteration: kroorta se
"उसने अपने परिवार की fiercely रक्षा की।"
激烈地
Transliteration: jīliè de
"两队在比赛中激烈地争夺。"
맹렬히
Transliteration: maengryeolhi
"그들은 생존을 위해 맹렬히 싸웠다."
激しく
Transliteration: hageshiku
"彼は自分の意見を激しく主張した。"
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