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ferocious

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fe·ro·cious  (f-rshs)
adj.
1. Extremely savage; fierce. See Synonyms at cruel.
2. Marked by unrelenting intensity; extreme: ferocious heat.

[From Latin ferx, ferc-, fierce; see ghwer- in Indo-European roots.]

fe·rocious·ly adv.
fe·rocious·ness n.

ferocious
Adjective
savagely fierce or cruel [Latin ferox]
ferocity n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.ferocious - marked by extreme and violent energy; "a ferocious beating"; "fierce fighting"; "a furious battle"
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"

ferocious
adjective 1. fierce, violent, savage, ravening, predatory, feral, rapacious, wild << OPPOSITE gentle
Translations
Spanish ferocious [fəˈrəuʃəs] adjferoz
French ferocious [fəˈrəuʃəs] adjféroce
German ferocious [fəˈrəuʃəs] adjwild;
(behaviour) → heftig;
(competition) → scharf

Italian ferocious [fəˈrəuʃəs] adjferoce

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Was the tribe inhabiting the Isle of Thanet of a ferocious disposition, I wonder, and ready to fall with stone-studded clubs and wooden lances hardened in the fire, upon the backs of unwary mariners?
The long line of savages advanced a few steps more, their spears poised above their heads, their half-naked forms showing more distinctly as they peered forward through the grey gloom, savage and ferocious.
But suddenly, there would rush into the very midst of it strange forms and ferocious happenings, the thunder and crashing of storm, or unfamiliar landscapes such as in my wake-a-day life I had never seen.
 
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