Fiërçe, a.
(feers), a. [compar. FIERCER : superl. FIERCEST.] [O. Eng. fers, fiers, from O. Fr. fer, fier, fers, fiers, fierce, savage, cruel, from Lat. ferus, wild, savage, cruel; Pr. fer, fers.]
Sense 1. Furious; wild; violent; unrestrained; impetuous, as wild beasts, storm-winds, &c. Chaucer.
His fierce thunder drove us to the deep. Milton.
Sense 2. Excessively earnest, eager, or ardent; vehement in anger or cruelty.
The fierce foe hung upon our broken rear. Milton.
The pronunciation fērs was formerly in vogue, chiefly, however, among actors.
Synonyms—Ferocious; savage; barbarous; fell. See FEROCIOUS.