Synonym: brutal, cruel, ferocious, raging, savage, vicious, violent, wild. Antonym: gentle, meek, quiet. Similar words: per cent, perceive, perceived, percentage, perception, field, carrier, barrier. Meaning: [fɪrs /fɪəs] adj. 1. marked by extreme and violent energy 2. marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid 3. ruthless in competition 4. violently agitated and turbulent.
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181. Inevitably, this attempt to define the most powerful school of art since the war is going to lead to fierce arguments.
182. The conference's failure to set limits came under fierce attack from environmentalists.
183. The horses were there, and tennis courts and a croquet ground where competition was fierce.
184. Quite apart from anything else, the competition is far too fierce for a company like McKenzie Dunton to carry any passengers.
185. But now city officials find themselves embroiled in a battle with a fierce critic of the law: the Roman Catholic Church.
186. While Achilles stayed in his tent a fierce battle followed, the hardest yet fought.
187. There is fierce competition for places on the Olympic team.
188. With one fierce and skilful kick of his aching foot he will mend a deep concavity in the refrigerator's flank.
189. Holtzman brought him down in a fierce primary battle that focused on his age.
190. The murder of anti-Soviet activists abroad would stir up fierce controversy at home.
191. Cannon and his co-workers launched a fierce attack on James.
192. The sun had lost its fierce heat and the air was golden and balmy.
193. The point is important, because conservation has recently become the subject of fierce debate.
194. After a flash of Hendrie's skill on the byeline, Paul Wilkinson's fierce shot was blocked by Robinson.
195. As the deadline approached a fierce debate raged in the United States.
196. The government was blamed and its tariff and trade policies came under fierce attack.
197. In addition, the fierce solar heat released further carbon from its surface rocks.
198. Gascoigne and his colleagues would have faced a fierce backlash had Lazio lost to bitter local rivals Roma in the Olympic Stadium.
199. Trees and hedges have been deformed by the fierce salt spray and strong sea winds during winter.
200. In reality, the females are locked in fierce and intense competition.
201. She was sitting down by the gate, one hand on her neck, her head canted over at a fierce angle.
202. But be warned: The battle scenes are as fierce and brutal as the reality of bladed warfare.
203. As we have said, television news is in a constant struggle with time, and time is a fierce adversary.
204. There was fierce hand-to-hand fighting and the area was coming under heavy tank and artillery shelling.
205. The impact was so sudden and so fierce, it knocked me out cold.sentencedict.com/fierce.html
206. Since the mid-1960s Walcott's views have come under fierce attack.
207. Well, Jimmy was a Southern Baptist and the nation was embarked upon an epoch of fierce moral rectitude.
208. The blare from the horns and the shouting from nearby drivers and pedestrians waiting to cross was both fierce and ugly.
209. Penalties for induced abortions are fierce in theory but ineffective in practice.
210. Barnsley survived fierce pressure but Boro struggled to create real scoring chances, though luck was against them at times.
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