biting vs fierce

biting

adj
  • Cutting or incisive. 

  • Tending to bite. 

  • Causing a stinging sensation. 

noun
  • A bite-sized snack. 

  • An instance of something being bitten. 

fierce

adj
  • Resolute or strenuously active. 

  • Excellent, very good. 

  • Exceedingly violent, severe, ferocious, cruel or savage. 

  • Of exceptional quality, exhibiting boldness or chutzpah. 

  • Threatening in appearance or demeanor. 

adv
  • Extremely; very. 

How often have the words biting and fierce occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )