different between fiercely vs violently

English

Etymology

fierce +? -ly

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /f??sli/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /f??sli/
• Hyphenation: fierce?ly

Adverb

fiercely (comparative fiercelier or more fiercely, superlative fierceliest or most fiercely)

1. In a fierce manner.
2. extremely; to a large degree

Translations

English

Etymology

From Middle English violently; equivalent to violent +? -ly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?va?(?)l?ntli/
• Hyphenation: vi?o?lent?ly

Adverb

violently (comparative more violently, superlative most violently)

1. In a violent manner.
2. To an intense degree; extremely; strongly; intensely.

   I found myself violently disagreeing with him.

Translations

Anagrams

• Tonyville

Middle English

Alternative forms

• violenleche, violentlich, violentliche, violentli, violentely, vyolently, vyolentlye

Etymology

From violent +? -ly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?vi??l??ntli?/, /?vi??l??ntli?/, /vi?l??ntli?/, /?vi??l?ntli?/, /-li?t?(?)/

Adverb

violently

1. Violently, in a violent or harmful way.
2. In a religiously dangerous or harmful way.
3. In a powerful, effective, or mighty way:
4. In a way causing great damage, injury, or harm.
5. In a forceful way; in a way showing intense feelings.
6. In an abrupt or warningless way.

Descendants

• English: violently

References

• “v??olentl?, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-05-31.