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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
ferocious [fəˈrəuʃəs] adjferoz

ferocious [fəˈrəuʃəs] adjféroce

ferocious [fəˈrəuʃəs] adjwild;
(behaviour) → heftig;
(competition) → scharf

ferocious [fəˈrəuʃəs] adjferoce

ferocious
adj ferocious [fəˈrouʃəs]
fierce or savage a ferocious animal. wild, woes, boosaardig مُفْتَرِس، ضار، شَرِسٍ свиреп divoký vild; voldsom wild άγριος, λυσσαλέος feroz raevukas وحشی julma féroce אַכזָרִי खूंखार divlji, okrutan vad ganas, buas grimmur feroce どう猛な 사나운, 잔인한 žiaurus, nuožmus nikns; negants; mežonīgs bengis woest blodtørstig, vill, grusom dziki, okrutny feroz feroce свирепый divý divji divlji vildsint, rovlysten, blodtörstig ที่ดุร้าย vahşî, canavar 兇猛的 жорстокий, лютий خونخوار dữ dội; tàn bạo
adv feˈrociously
wild, woes, boosaardig بِضَراوَه، بِشَراسَه свирепо divoce vildt; voldsomt wild άγρια, με μανία ferozmente raevukalt بطور وحشیانه julmasti 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 woest blodtørstig, vilt, grusomt dziko ferozmente feroce свирепо divo divje divlje vildsint, rovlystet อย่างดุร้าย vahşîce, canavarca 兇猛地 жорстоко, люто وحشی پن سے hung tợn; tàn bạo
n ferocity [fəˈrosəti]
wildheid, woestheid, boosaardigheid ضَراوَه، شَراسَه свирепост divokost vildskab die Wildheit αγριότητα, θηριωδία ferocidad raevukus وحشی گری؛ درنده خویی julmuus férocité אַכזָרִיוּת उग्रता okrutnost, surovost vadság keganasan grimmd ferocia どう猛さ 흉포함, 사나움 žvėriškumas, nuožmumas niknums; negantums kebengisan woestheid blodtørstighet, villskap, grusomhet okrucieństwo ferocidade ferocitate свирепость divosť divjost divljina vildsinthet, blodtörstighet ความโหดร้าย vahşîlik, canavarlık 兇猛 жорстокість, лютість وحشی پن tính hung ác; tính dữ tợn


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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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