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Fierce vs Crazy - What's the difference?

fierce | crazy |

As adjectives the difference between fierce and crazy

is that fierce is extremely violent, severe, ferocious or savage while crazy is insane; lunatic; demented.

As an adverb crazy is

(slang) very, extremely.

As a noun crazy is

an insane or eccentric person; a crackpot.

fierce

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Extremely violent, severe, ferocious or savage.
  • A fierce storm battered the coast.
  • Resolute or strenuously active.
  • We made a fierce attempt to escape.
  • Threatening in appearance or demeanor.
  • The lion gave a fierce roar.
  • (slang, Ireland, rural) very, excellent.
  • It was fierce cold.
    Q: "How was the party last night?" A: "Fierce !"
  • (slang, US) Of exceptional quality, exhibiting boldness or chutzpah.
  • Tyra said to strike a pose and make it fierce .

    Derived terms

    * something fierce

    Anagrams

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    crazy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Insane; lunatic; demented.
  • * 1663 , (Samuel Butler), (Hudibras)
  • Over moist and crazy brains.
  • * , chapter=5
  • , title= Mr. Pratt's Patients , passage=Of all the queer collections of humans outside of a crazy asylum, it seemed to me this sanitarium was the cup winner. […] When you're well enough off so's you don't have to fret about anything but your heft or your diseases you begin to get queer, I suppose.}}
  • Out of control.
  • Overly excited or enthusiastic.
  • * R. B. Kimball
  • The girls were crazy to be introduced to him.
  • In love; experiencing romantic feelings.
  • (informal) Unexpected; surprising.
  • Characterized by weakness or feebleness; decrepit; broken; falling to decay; shaky; unsafe.
  • * Macaulay
  • Piles of mean and crazy houses.
  • * Addison
  • One of great riches, but a crazy constitution.
  • * Jeffrey
  • They got a crazy boat to carry them to the island.

    Synonyms

    * * (out of control) (l) * deranged * zany * loco

    Derived terms

    * craze * crazily * craziness * crazing * crazy bone * crazy like a fox * crazy mad * crazy paving * crazy quilt * like crazy

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • (slang) Very, extremely.
  • ''That trick was crazy good

    Noun

    (crazies)
  • An insane or eccentric person; a crackpot.
  • Synonyms

    * lunatic * mad man * nut ball * nut case