Fiercely

Pronunciation

Origin

fierce + -ly

Adverb

adverb

1. In a fierce manner.
   The wind blew fiercely and the rain fell heavily.
• 1879, Richard Jefferies, The Amateur Poacher Chapter 1, 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.