something fierce

adverb

To an extreme extent; badly, violently.

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Meanings

adverbsomething fierce (not comparable)
  1. colloquialnot comparabledegreeTo an extreme extent; badly, violently.

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

    2004, Tom Rapko, Diving the Seamount, iUniverse, page 99
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APA

something fierce. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/something%20fierce

MLA

“something fierce.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/something%20fierce. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “something fierce,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/something%20fierce.

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