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ferocious

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fe⋅ro⋅cious

  [fuh-roh-shuhs]
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–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

Related forms:
fe⋅ro⋅cious⋅ly, adverb
fe⋅ro⋅cious⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. rapacious. See fierce.
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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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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