something fierce

something fierce
To an extreme extent; badly, violently.

The wind had kicked up something fierce and the entire bay had transformed from placidity to slapping waves.


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  • something fierce — informal to a great and almost overwhelming extent he said he missed me something fierce * * * something fierce US informal : very badly or very much I miss her something fierce. [=tremendously] I need a vacation something fierce. • • • Main… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • something fierce N. Amer. — something fierce N. Amer. informal to a great extent. → fierce …   English new terms dictionary

  • fierce — [fıəs US fırs] adj [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: fiers, from Latin ferus wild ] 1.) done with a lot of energy and strong feelings, and sometimes violent ▪ There was fierce fighting in the city. fierce attack/opposition/criticism etc ▪… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • fierce — adjective 1 a fierce person or animal is angry or ready to attack, and looks very frightening: armed guards accompanied by fierce dogs | She turned round, looking fierce. 2 fierce emotions are very strong and often angry: Fierce resentment was… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • fierce — adjective (fiercer, fiercest) violent or aggressive; ferocious. ↘intense: fierce opposition. ↘(of a mechanism) having a powerful abruptness of action. Phrases something fierce N. Amer. informal to a great extent. Derivatives fiercely adverb… …   English new terms dictionary

  • something — /sum thing /, pron. 1. some thing; a certain undetermined or unspecified thing: Something is wrong there. Something s happening. 2. an additional amount, as of cents or minutes, that is unknown, unspecified, or forgotten: He charged me ten… …   Universalium

  • something awful — adverb Intensely or extremely; badly; in the worst way. He wants to get out of there something awful, but he just doesnt have the money. See Also: something bad, something fierce, something good, something terrible …   Wiktionary

  • something — some•thing [[t]ˈsʌmˌθɪŋ[/t]] pron. 1) fun a certain undetermined or unspecified thing: Something is wrong there. Tell me something[/ex] 2) fun (used esp. in combination to indicate an additional amount, as of years or cents, that is unknown,… …   From formal English to slang

  • something good — adverb To a significant degree. See Also: something awful, something bad, something fierce, something terrible …   Wiktionary

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