Fiercely
['fɪəslɪ]
Definition
(adv.) in an emotionally fierce manner; 'she was fiercely proud of her children'.
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Examples
- Well, you have something to gain as well as I, flashed out Crispin fiercely; so if I am beaten, you will not be in a much better condition. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Yes, she said almost fiercely. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- The girl looked at me fiercely. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Her colour rose, and her eyes brightened fiercely. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Buttered toast, mind,' said the gentleman fiercely. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- In other words, you ask me if I'm a man of honour, said Osborne, fiercely; is that what you mean? William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- I say, George said fiercely, I thank everybody who loves Amelia Sed-- He stopped. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- He poured out these words fiercely, all in a breath, walking backwards and forwards, and striking about him in the air with his whip. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- This allusion was too much for Emmy, who, looking the Major almost fiercely in the face, said, For shame, Major Dobbin! William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- His desire to kill burned fiercely in his wild breast, but his desire to learn was even greater. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- But the Black Death fell on the villages almost as fiercely as on the towns. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- We shall see, my friend,' replied Mr. Ben Allen fiercely. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- She closed against him fiercely. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- An uncontrollable impulse was urging her to put her case to this man, from whose curiosity she had always so fiercely defended herself. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Suddenly, she was almost fiercely awake. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Niver do you mind what he's done, said Dagley, more fiercely, it's my business to speak, an' not yourn. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- She struggled with them fiercely; she held me more and more firmly. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- It was an unlucky remark, and Helena regretted having made it when she saw how fiercely her two lovers glanced at one another. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- All the desert glared so fiercely that my eyes were swimming in tears all the time. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- He had denounced the slave trade fiercely, and blamed the home government for interfering with colonial attempts to end it. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Lady Dedlock-- Sir Leicester raises himself in his seat and stares at him fiercely. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Outside the wind howled down Baker Street, while the rain beat fiercely against the windows. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Girl, I would rather see you dead than the wife of that despicable coward, retorted the Demarch fiercely. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- The girl looked at him fiercely. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Be off, says another fiercely. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- I'd like to see anyone try it, cried Jo fiercely. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Strengthening herself by the utmost exercise of her resolution, the poor trembling creature shook him off, almost fiercely, and took to flight. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- I go, retorted the Greek fiercely, retreating before Crispin, and clutching the curtains. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- No sir, said Samuel Michael, fiercely, all I require of you, sir, is punctuality to-morrow morning. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Since she came to us at the train the Pilar has kept her away from all as fiercely as though she were in a convent of Carmelites. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
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