fiercely

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English fersly; equivalent to fierce +‎ -ly. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfɪɹsli/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfɪəsli/ (Standard Southern British) IPA(key): /ˈfɪːslɪj/, /ˈfɪjəslɪj/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈfiəsli/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈfiɾsle/, /-lɪ/, /-li/ (East Anglia, cheer–chair merger) IPA(key): /ˈfɛːsli/ Hyphenation: fierce‧ly === Adverb === fiercely (comparative fiercelier or more fiercely, superlative fierceliest or most fiercely) In a fierce manner. Extremely; to a large degree. fiercely competitive a fiercely loved woman a fiercely proud father fiercely disappointed fiercely loyal fiercely independent ==== Translations ====