ferociously

[fuh-roh-shuhs]

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; < Latin ferōc-, stem of ferōx savage, fierce (fer(us) wild (see feral1, fierce) + -ōx having such an appearance; akin to -opsis) + -ious

fe·ro·cious·ly, adverb
fe·ro·cious·ness, noun
non·fe·ro·cious, adjective
non·fe·ro·cious·ly, adverb
non·fe·ro·cious·ness, noun
EXPAND
un·fe·ro·cious, adjective
un·fe·ro·cious·ly, adverb
COLLAPSE


1. rapacious. See fierce.

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ferocious (fəˈrəʊʃəs)
 
adj
savagely fierce or cruel: a ferocious tiger; a ferocious argument
 
[C17: from Latin ferox fierce, untamable, warlike]
 
fe'rociously
 
adv
 
ferocity
 
n
 
fe'rociousness
 
n

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