fierce (
http://definr.com/fierce)
adj 1: marked by extreme and violent energy; "a ferocious beating";
"fierce fighting"; "a furious battle" [syn:
ferocious,
furious,
savage]
2: marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions;
inclined to react violently; fervid; "fierce loyalty";
"in a tearing rage"; "vehement dislike"; "violent
passions" [syn:
tearing,
vehement,
violent,
trigger-happy]
3: ruthless in competition; "cutthroat competition"; "bowelless
readiness to take advantage" [syn:
cutthroat,
bowelless]
4: violently agitated and turbulent; "boisterous winds and
waves"; "the fierce thunders roar me their music"- Ezra
Pound; "rough weather"; "rough seas" [syn:
boisterous,
rough]