overfierce
UK/ˌəʊvəˈfɪəs/US/ˌoʊvɚˈfɪɹs/
overfierce adjective: excessively fierce; overly ferocious.
Adjective
overfierce (comparative more overfierce, superlative most overfierce)
- Excessively fierce; overly ferocious.
- So he wrote to the squire, showing the letter to Catherine when it was done, lest there should be anything overfierce in it. It was the simple record of twelve months’ experience told with dignity and feeling. Henslowe was barely mentioned in it, and the chief burden of the letter was to implore...1888, Mrs. Humphry Ward, Robert Elsmere, Hurst and Company, page 281
- In other respects also his book is a severe and overfierce indictment against the century for its still-continued failures and its wonderful achievements and correspondingly wonderful advantages.1898, Mrs. Humphry Ward, The Chicago Daily Tribune 1898-11-04: Volume 57, Issue 303, Hurst and Company, page 8
Examples of overfierce in a sentence
- So he wrote to the squire, showing the letter to Catherine when it was done, lest there should be anything overfierce in it.1888, Mrs. Humphry Ward, Robert Elsmere, Hurst and Company, page 281:
- Overfierce crane and wheels skidding; contactor adjustment and additional resistance required.1946, Richard Alfred West, Electric Traction for Cranes, Sir Issac Newton & Sons Limited, page 70:
- And my guilt over that had a lot to do with the way I acted: my pride, my secret embarrassment, my overfierce loyalty.1984, Isabelle Holland, Trelawny, Golden Apple Publishers, →ISBN, page 12:
- Whether in truth the doctor had said all this, a trifle overfierce for his own meek self, I cannot say, but what he next said certainly rang true.1988, Mary Lide, Isobelle, Warner Books, →ISBN, page 38:
Forms of overfierce
| comparative | more overfierce |
|---|---|
| superlative | most overfierce |
Origin of overfierce
From over- + fierce.
Questions about overfierce
- What does overfierce mean?
- Overfierce means excessively fierce; overly ferocious.
- How do you use overfierce in a sentence?
- So he wrote to the squire, showing the letter to Catherine when it was done, lest there should be anything overfierce in it.
- What part of speech is overfierce?
- Overfierce is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce overfierce?
- Overfierce is pronounced /ˌəʊvəˈfɪəs/ (UK).
Words near overfierce in the dictionary
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