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Ferocious vs Fiercely - What's the difference?

ferocious | fiercely |

As an adjective ferocious

is marked by extreme and violent energy.

As an adverb fiercely is

in a fierce manner.

ferocious

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Marked by extreme and violent energy.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=October 1 , author=Tom Fordyce , title=Rugby World Cup 2011: England 16-12 Scotland , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Scotland needed a victory by eight points to have a realistic chance of progressing to the knock-out stages, and for long periods of a ferocious contest looked as if they might pull it off.}}
  • Extreme or intense.

    • Synonyms

    * fierce

    Derived terms

    * ferociously

    Related terms

    * ferity * ferocity * fierce * feral

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    fiercely

    English

    Adverb

    (en-adv)
  • In a manner.
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  • *:They burned the old gun that used to stand in the dark corner up in the garret, close to the stuffed fox that always grinned so fiercely . Perhaps the reason why he seemed in such a ghastly rage was that he did not come by his death fairly. And why else was he put away up there out of sight?—and so magnificent a brush as he had too.