FIERCENESS, n. fers'ness. 1. Ferocity; savageness.The defect of heat which gives fierceness to our natures.2. Eagerness for blood; fury; as the fierceness of a lion or bear.3. Quickness to attack; keenness in anger and resentment.The Greeks are strong, and skilful to their strength,Fierce to their skill, and to their fierceness valiant.4. Violence; outrageous passion.His pride and brutal fierceness I abhor.5. Vehemence; fury; impetuosity; as the fierceness of a tempest.
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