The Tyrians, yielding to the god, abate / their fierceness. Dido, more than all the rest, / warms to her Phrygian friends, and wears a kindly breast.
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Fierceness
Synonyms for "fierceness" (65 found)
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6 entriesanimal aggressionharsh rhetoricintense crackdownintense hostilitysavage behaviorstrict enforcement
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5 entriesfierce competitionfierce debatefierce determinationfierce loyaltyfierce resistance
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He was a thick-set, burly man with a shock of grizzled hair, a brown, weather-beaten face, and blue eyes which were keen to the verge of fierceness.
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He raised his hat from his forehead, and gazing upon Lucy with eyes in which an expression of sorrow overcame their late fierceness, spread his dishevelled locks back from his face, and said, "Do you know me, Miss Ashton? I am still Edgar Ravenswood."
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Former President George H.W. Bush said despite the fierceness of the 1984 campaign, he and Ferraro later enjoyed a friendship marked by respect and affection.
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