ferocious

fe·ro·cious

 (fə-rō′shəs)

adj.

1.

a. Extremely aggressive or violent: a ferocious attack dog.

b. Characterized by or showing extreme aggressiveness or violence: a ferocious glare; ferocious claws.

2. Extremely powerful or destructive: a ferocious gale.

3. Extreme in activity or feeling; intense: a ferocious demand for a product; ferocious courage.

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[From Latin ferōx, ferōc-, fierce; see ghwer- in Indo-European roots.]

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fe·ro′cious·ly adv.

fe·roc′i·ty (-rŏs′ĭ-tē), fe·ro′cious·ness n.

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ferocious

(fəˈrəʊʃəs)

adj

savagely fierce or cruel: a ferocious tiger; a ferocious argument.

[C17: from Latin ferox fierce, untamable, warlike]

feˈrociously adv

ferocity, feˈrociousness n

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fe•ro•cious

(fəˈroʊ ʃəs)

adj.

1. savagely fierce or cruel; violently harsh; brutal: a ferocious beating.

2. extreme or intense: a ferocious thirst.

[1640–50; < Latin ferōc-, s. of ferōx savage, fierce (fer(us) wild (see feral, fierce) + -ōx having such an appearance; akin to -opsis) + -ious]

fe•ro′cious•ly, adv.

fe•ro′cious•ness, n.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

ferocious - marked by extreme and violent energy; "a ferocious beating"; "fierce fighting"; "a furious battle" fierce, furious, savage violent - acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity; "a violent attack"; "a violent person"; "violent feelings"; "a violent rage"; "felt a violent dislike"

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ferocious

adjective

1. fierce, violent, savage, ravening, predatory, feral, rapacious, wild By its nature a lion is ferocious.
fierce calm, gentle, mild, tame, subdued, submissive, docile

2. cruel, bitter, brutal, vicious, ruthless, relentless, barbaric, merciless, brutish, bloodthirsty, barbarous, pitiless, tigerish Fighting has been ferocious.

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ferocious

adjective

1. Showing or suggesting a disposition to be violently destructive without scruple or restraint:

barbarous, bestial, cruel, fell, feral, fierce, inhuman, savage, truculent, vicious, wolfish.

2. So intense as to cause extreme suffering:

cruel, fierce, savage, vicious.

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Translations

مُفْتَرِس، ضار، شَرِسٍ

divoký

vildvoldsom

wild

bravoferozsalvaje

férocefurieuxsauvageatrocefarouche

grimmur

feroceferocia

kaip žvėrisnuožmiainuožmumasnuožmusžvėriškai

mežonīgsnegantsnikns

divji

canavarvahşî

凶猛的

ferocious

[fəˈrəʊʃəs] ADJ

1. (= savage) [animal] → fiero, feroz; [attack] → feroz

2. (= intense) [storm, wind] → violento; [fire] → voraz; [battle] → feroz, encarnizado; [energy] → tremendo; [heat] → atroz

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ferocious

[fəˈrəʊʃəs] adj

[animal, person] → féroce

[battle] → impitoyable

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

ferocious

adj

(= fierce) animal, person, appearance → wild; dog → äußerst bissig; (= trained to attack) → scharf; look, glare → grimmig; battle, war → erbittert; debate, argument → heftig; attack → brutal; competition, criticism → scharf, heftig; a ferocious beast → eine reißende Bestie; to have a ferocious temper → zu heftigen Wutanfällen neigen; he came under ferocious attack from the Opposition → er wurde von der Opposition aufs schärfste or Schärfste angegriffen

(= vicious-looking) knife, dagger, teeth → furchterregend

(= extreme) heat → glühend; storm → heftig; climate → unerträglich; thirst → brennend; energy → grimmig

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ferocious

[fəˈrəʊʃəs] adj → feroce

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ferocious

(fəˈrouʃəs) adjective

fierce or savage. a ferocious animal. wild, woes, boosaardig مُفْتَرِس، ضار، شَرِسٍ свиреп feroz divoký wild vild; voldsom άγριος, λυσσαλέοςferoz raevukas وحشی raivokas féroce אַכזָרִי खूंखार divlji, okrutan vad ganas, buas grimmur feroce どう猛な 사나운 žiaurus, nuožmus nikns; negants; mežonīgs bengis woestblodtørstig, vill, grusomdziki, okrutny توندخوى، خزوړى، ظالم، توغمه ناك feroz feroce свирепый divý divji divlji vildsint, rovlysten, blodtörstig ที่ดุร้าย vahşî, canavar 兇猛的 жорстокий, лютий خونخوار dữ dội; tàn bạo 凶猛的

feˈrociously adverb

wild, woes, boosaardig بِضَراوَه، بِشَراسَه свирепо ferozmente divoce wild vildt; voldsomt άγρια, με μανία ferozmente raevukalt بطور وحشیانه raivokkaasti férocement בְּאַכזָרִיוּת खूंखार रूप से divlje, okrutno vadul dengan ganas grimmilega ferocemente どう猛に 사납게 žvėriškai, nuožmiai, kaip žvėris nikni; neganti; mežonīgi dengan bengis woestblodtørstig, vilt, grusomt dziko په تو غم ناكۍ، په ظلم ferozmente feroce свирепо divo divje divlje vildsint, rovlystet อย่างดุร้าย vahşîce, canavarca 兇猛地 жорстоко, люто وحشی پن سے hung tợn; tàn bạo 凶猛地

ferocity (fəˈrosəti) noun

wildheid, woestheid, boosaardigheid ضَراوَه، شَراسَه свирепост ferocidade divokost die Wildheit vildskab αγριότητα, θηριωδίαferocidad raevukus وحشی گری؛ درنده خویی raivokkuus férocitéאכזריות उग्रता okrutnost, surovost vadság keganasan grimmd ferocia どう猛さ 잔인 žvėriškumas, nuožmumas niknums; negantums kebengisan woestheidblodtørstighet, villskap, grusomhetokrucieństwo تو ند خويى، تو ند مزاجى: بيرحمى، خروړوالى ferocidade ferocitate свирепость divosť divjost divljina vildsinthet, blodtörstighet ความโหดร้าย vahşîlik, canavarlık 兇猛 жорстокість, лютість وحشی پن tính hung ác; tính dữ tợn 凶猛

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