enfierced en · ADJ
Etymology
From en- + fierce + -ed.
Meanings
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(obsolete) Made fierce.
His rude assault and rugged handeling Straunge seemed to the knight, that aye with foe In fayre defence and goodly menaging Of armes was wont to fight, yet nathemoe Was he abashed now not fighting so, But more enfierced through his currish play
1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book II, Canto IV”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more enfierced | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most enfierced | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |