ferocity
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- nonferocity noun
Etymology
Origin of ferocity
1600–10; < Latin ferōcitās, equivalent to ferōc-, stem of ferōx ferocious + -itās -ity
Example Sentences
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It’s a simple but primal character motivation that Beetz sells with a wild-eyed ferocity.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
Ursula has shades of Gellar’s famous characters — Buffy’s physical ferocity, Kathryn Merteuil’s ruthless cattiness, Daphne Blake’s affinity for mysterious games — but doesn’t play to one exclusively.
From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026
Residents across the south of France were shocked at the storm's ferocity.
From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026
Of course, it would have been harder not to notice given the ferocity of ill feeling towards the Dane in recent weeks.
From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026
Gerald ran to the phone and punched the numbers with fear and ferocity.
From "Forged by Fire" by Sharon M. Draper
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