Of a person, a person's disposition, etc.: cruel, harsh; given to violence or severity; (of an animal) savage, uncontrollable.

Excited (originally with reference to the attendant increase in bodily heat). Characterized by anger or hatred; angry, furious. Also…

Severe, burdensome, oppressive. Of a battle, fight, debate: fierce, hotly contested.

Mad, frantic, furious.

Rough, violent; huge. Cf. unride, adj., unrude, adj.1 1.

Of natural agencies: Violent, fierce. Obsolete.

Impetuous, violent, wrathful.

Severe; causing much suffering.

Rough, violent, dangerous; inspiring fear or horror, esp. owing to enormous size or capacity to cause harm. In later use Scottish (in weakened…

Violent, fierce.

figurative. Stiff; severe, violent; †(sometimes) grievous, painful; of a contest, etc.: stoutly maintained, strenuous, vigorous and stubborn.

transferred of rage, pain, etc. (Cf. mad, adj. 6.)

Mad, raging; fierce, violent; wanton.

Rough, difficult, unpleasant.

Of things, esp. with regard to action or movement: strong, vigorous, powerful; violent, fierce, severe.

Furious, raging.

Excessive or unrestrained in action; violent, furious; †excessively bold or fierce (obsolete). Now rare.

Of a natural force, appetite, disease, etc.: fierce, harsh; uncontrolled, destructive.

Of the sun, heat, etc.: producing a strong effect; intense, extreme. Now somewhat rare.

Fierce, furious.

Severe, strong.

Angry, violent.

That fights, able and ready to fight, bearing arms, militant, warlike. Of natural or mechanical agents.

Mysterious, strange.

Of a person, a person's disposition or behaviour, etc.: characterized by severity, sternness, or grim fortitude; hardy, robust.

Vigorous, forcible, violent.

Churlish.

Of an object, action, etc.: violent, rough, harsh; (also) capable of inflicting serious wounds. Now English regional (Yorkshire).

Of conflict, uproar, formerly also of pestilence, a wild beast, etc.: Hot, fierce, raging. Now rare.

transferred. Of beasts, natural forces and agents: Violent, rough, etc. (Now only figurative.)

Swelling, violent. Obsolete.

transferred. Of things and places: Savage, wild; (of weapons) murderous.

Violent, wrathful.

Impetuous, violent, angry.

Of an action or speech: Such as might result from possession by a deity or demon; frantic, furious. Of a person: Frenzied, mad. Obs.

Of a person, an animal, etc.: Full of fury or fierce passion; mad with anger, zeal, or the like; raging, frantic. Also of actions, attributes…

Violent in action or properties. Obsolete.

Boisterous, rough, stormy.

Not gentle in action; rough, harsh, unkind, violent. figurative. Of things.

Of a strong, severe, or violent character in respect of operation or effect. Of actions. rare.

Having a loud or full voice or sound; sounding or talking loudly, or with great enthusiasm, vigour, etc. Of a sound: loud or sonorous.

transferred. Of things: Strong, powerful, violent.

In various transferred applications: Keen; sharp; pungent; poignant. Also of colours: bright, glaring.

Of an action, event, etc.: characterized by violence or boisterousness.

Fierce, violent.

Very energetic or forcible, violent; hence as a mere intensive: Very great or big, excessive, immense, ‘tremendous’, ‘terrific’. colloquial or slang.

Churlish, rough, surly.

Raging ferociously.

Violent in action or effect.

Fierce, harsh, morose.

Such as to knock one down (literal or figurative); violent, riotous; overbearing, defiant; prostrating, overpowering.

extremely wild.

figurative.

Frantic, crazy; wild, headstrong; rough, violent.

Of the nature of or resembling fulmination (in various senses); fierce, violent; vituperative.

= rip-roaring, adj.; boisterous, violent.

U.S. Wild, savage. Obsolete. rare.

Exceptionally vigorous, powerful, strong, or impressive; fierce, tough, violent; wild, unruly. Also occasionally as adv.

sabre-toothed adj. designating extinct animals, see below; also figurative, ferocious. sabre-tooth cat n. also sabre-toothed cat = sabre-toothed lion…

= cataclysmic, adj.

figurative. Suggestive of thunder; of threatening aspect, or charged with latent energy, like a thunder-cloud; violent, destructive, or terrifying…

Of formidably violent and intractable temper, like a wild beast; vehement and merciless in anger or… Of things: forceful; acting strongly or…

Of the nature of a cataract (literal and figurative).