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fierce

 
 
/fɪəs/ adjective

Translation

VIOLENT violent or angry
şiddetli, hiddetli, kızgın, vahşi, azgın
a fierce attack a fierce dog 994
POWERFUL very strong or powerful
güçlü, şiddetli, yakıcı, müthiş
fierce winds/storms There is fierce competition between car manufacturers.1915
fiercely adverb
kızgın ve vahşi bir şekilde
(Definition of fierce adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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