ferocious
savagely fierce, as a wild beast, person, action, or aspect; violently cruel: a ferocious beating.
extreme or intense: a ferocious thirst.
Origin of ferocious
1synonym study For ferocious
Other words for ferocious
Other words from ferocious
- 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
- un·fe·ro·cious, adjective
- un·fe·ro·cious·ly, adverb
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How to use ferocious in a sentence
His personal misfortunes will prove the anarchy of the government and the ferociousness of the times.
The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire | Edward GibbonTo me they looked like demons with horrid creases of red and yellow paint on their faces that gave them a haggard ferociousness.
The Frontier Boys in the Grand Canyon | Wyn RooseveltThere were glaring eyes on all sides, and the countenances of some exhibited an animal ferociousness hideous to look upon.
The Scalp Hunters | Mayne ReidThere was a fascination in his manner that made the ferociousness of his antagonist subside into impotence.
Caleb Williams | William GodwinThe expression of his face rapidly changed from a look of entreaty to that of ferociousness.
Bamboo Tales | Ira L. Reeves
British Dictionary definitions for ferocious
/ (fəˈrəʊʃəs) /
savagely fierce or cruel: a ferocious tiger; a ferocious argument
Origin of ferocious
1Derived forms of ferocious
- ferociously, adverb
- ferocity (fəˈrɒsɪtɪ) or ferociousness, noun
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