different between fierce vs murderous
fierce
English
Etymology
From Middle English fers, fiers, borrowed from Old French fers (“wild", "ferocious”), nominative of fer, from Latin ferus (“wild", "untamed”)
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /f??s/
- (General American) IPA(key): /f??s/
- Rhymes: -??(?)s
Adjective
fierce (comparative fiercer, superlative fiercest)
- Exceedingly violent, severe, ferocious, cruel or savage.
- A fierce storm battered the coast.
- I felt a fierce loyalty to my family.
- Resolute or strenuously active.
- We made a fierce attempt to escape.
- Threatening in appearance or demeanor.
- The lion gave a fierce roar.
- (slang, Ireland, rural) Excellent, very good.
- Q: "How was the party last night?" A: "Fierce!"
- (slang, US, LGBT, fashion) Of exceptional quality, exhibiting boldness or chutzpah.
- Tyra said to strike a pose and make it fierce.
Synonyms
- (exceedingly violent): incessive
- (threatening in appearance or demeanor): incessive
Derived terms
- fiercely
- fierceness
- something fierce
Related terms
- feral
- ferocious
Translations
Adverb
fierce (not comparable)
- (slang, Ireland, rural) Extremely; very.
- It was fierce cold last night.
References
- fierce at OneLook Dictionary Search
- fierce in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- Recife
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murderous
English
Etymology
From murder +? -ous (suffix forming adjectives from nouns denoting possession or presence of a quality).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?m??d???s/, /?m??d??s/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?m?d???s/, /?m?d??s/
- Homophone: murderess (one pronunciation)
- Hyphenation: mur?der?ous
Adjective
murderous (comparative more murderous, superlative most murderous)
- Of, characterized by, or pertaining to murder or murderers.
- Of a person: intending or likely to commit murder; bloodthirsty, homicidal.
- Synonym: (obsolete) assassinous
- Antonyms: nonmurderous, unmurderous
- (often figuratively) Of an object: used to commit murder; capable of causing death; deadly, fatal.
- Antonyms: nonmurderous, unmurderous
- (by extension) Very difficult.
- Synonyms: killing; see also Thesaurus:difficult
- Antonyms: see Thesaurus:easy
Alternative forms
- murtherous (obsolete)
Derived terms
- murderously
- murderousness
- nonmurderous
- unmurderous
Related terms
Translations
References
Further reading
- murder on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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