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
Synonyms for ferocious
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stupidly, wildly, ferociously, viciously, fiercely, savagely, mercilessly, relentlessly, ruthlessly, wickedly, brutally, maliciously, violently, recklessly, severely, furiously, passionately, forcefully, frantically, angrilyExamples from the Web for ferociously
Contemporary Examples of ferociously
She appeared at his side, impish smile in place, dutiful, fragrantly rather than ferociously sexy, and—frustratingly—an adjunct.
We know that, mercifully, democratization scourged us only once in ferociously modern style: during the Civil War.
He was always affable but ultimately unknowable; intellectually incurious but ferociously ambitious.
“The U.K. journalism world, in particular print journalism, is ferociously competitive,” he says.
But keep an eye over the weekend on how ferociously the media wingnuts start whipping this vote.
Historical Examples of ferociously
In the meantime, the wounded beast was snapping and snarling most ferociously.
The Rover Boys on Snowshoe IslandEdward Stratemeyer
It was the terrier who had ferociously attacked the lion, and the lion was charmed.
MemoirsCharles Godfrey Leland
Society punished it ferociously and justly, in self-defence.
The Education of Henry AdamsHenry Adams
Adam spun on him ferociously, raising a heavy hand in threat.
Rebels of the Red PlanetCharles Louis Fontenay
They came at us ferociously, and nearly broke through our line.
The CryptogramWilliam Murray Graydon
ferocious
- savagely fierce or cruela ferocious tiger; a ferocious argument
Word Origin for ferocious
Word Origin and History for ferociously
ferocious
1640s, from Latin ferocis, oblique case of ferox "fierce, wild-looking" (see ferocity). Related: Ferociously; ferociousness.