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Definition of Fiercer
1. fierce [adj] - See also: fierce
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fiercer
Literary usage of Fiercer
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Iliad of Homer by Homer, John Graham Cordery (1871)
"The Trojans knew the mind of Zeus their own, And leapt the fiercer on their foes,
and set Their whole hearts to the battle. As, by force Of a strong wind, ..."
2. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1843)
"... with immense labour and expense, would have acquired only a more extensive
boundary to defend against the fiercer and more active barbarians of Scythia. ..."
3. Handy-book of Literary Curiosities by William Shepard Walsh (1892)
"... when they fancied it gave them a chance for booty and notoriety,—the Erotic
School in America never imitated the fiercer vagaries of the English School. ..."
4. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1867)
"But the cloud thunders and the spiteful rain patters louder and fiercer, and the
poor fellows come creeping in broken ranks like corn beaten down with the ..."
5. The Gentleman's Magazine (1794)
"... fiercer th.ma comet, rolls poles ; The thunders of the wars, and (hakes the
Ami, wide, .... fiercer ..."
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