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Ferocious - 3 dictionary results

fe⋅ro⋅cious

[fuh-roh-shuhs]
–adjective
1. savagely fierce, as a wild beast, person, action, or aspect; violently cruel: a ferocious beating.
2. extreme or intense: a ferocious thirst.

Origin:
1640–50; < L ferōc-, s. of ferōx savage, fierce (fer(us) wild (see feral 1 , fierce ) + -ōx having such an appearance; akin to -opsis ) + -ious


fe⋅ro⋅cious⋅ly, adverb
fe⋅ro⋅cious⋅ness, noun


1. rapacious. See fierce.
fe·ro·cious   (fə-rō'shəs)   
adj.  
  1. Extremely savage; fierce. See Synonyms at cruel.
  2. Marked by unrelenting intensity; extreme: ferocious heat.

[From Latin ferōx, ferōc-, fierce; see ghwer- in Indo-European roots.]
fe·ro'cious·ly adv., fe·ro'cious·ness n.

Ferocious

Fe*ro"cious\, a. [L. ferox, -ocis, fierce: cf. F. f['e]roce. See Ferocity.] Fierce; savage; wild; indicating cruelty; ravenous; rapacious; as, ferocious look or features; a ferocious lion.

The humbled power of a ferocious enemy. --Lowth.

Syn: Ferocious, Fierce, Savage, Barbarous.

Usage: When these words are applied to human feelings or conduct, ferocious describes the disposition; fierce, the haste and violence of an act; barbarous, the coarseness and brutality by which it was marked; savage, the cruel and unfeeling spirit which it showed. A man is ferocious in his temper, fierce in his actions, barbarous in the manner of carrying out his purposes, savage in the spirit and feelings expressed in his words or deeds. -- Fe*ro"cious*ly, adv. -- Fe*ro"cious*ness, n.

It [Christianity] has adapted the ferociousness of war. --Blair.
Language Translation for : Ferocious
Spanish: feroz,
German: wild,
Japanese: どう猛な
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