fiercely

1. 1.

   in a physically fierce manner

   “silence broken by dogs barking ferociously”

   “they fought fiercely”

   Synonymsferociously
2. 2.

   in an emotionally fierce manner

   “she was fiercely proud of her children”

Questions about fiercely

What does fiercely mean?

fiercely means "in a physically fierce manner". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in fiercely?

fiercely has 2 syllables: fier-cely. The stress falls on "fier". In IPA it is /ˈfɪɹsli/.

What is another word for fiercely?

Close synonyms include ferociously. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.