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Webster 1828 Edition


Fierceness

FIERCENESS

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Noun.
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.