ferocious
adjective
savagely fierce, as a wild beast, person, action, or aspect; violently cruel.
ferociously
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a word derived from
ferocious.
Example Sentences
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Financial institutions compete ferociously for deposits, and headline-grabbing promotions — with plenty of restrictions attached — are part of that competition.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
As AI labs obsess over the amount of time people spend with their products, chatbots have become ferociously needy people pleasers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 15, 2026
As the creature who hoists men on their own petards in the ferociously feminist Frankenstein fable, Stone won her second Oscar.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 5, 2026
Such is his quandary he knows whatever he and his vice-captains decide will be debated ferociously until the match itself delivers its verdict.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2025
I love her ferociously, and am frequently irritated by her.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
