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fe·ro·cious F0083700 (fə-rō′shəs)adj.1. a. Extremely aggressive or violent: a ferocious attack dog.b. Characterized by or showing extreme aggressiveness or violence: a ferocious glare; ferocious claws.2. Extremely powerful or destructive: a ferocious gale.3. Extreme in activity or feeling; intense: a ferocious demand for a product; ferocious courage.
[From Latin ferōx, ferōc-, fierce; see ghwer- in Indo-European roots.]
fe·ro′cious·ly adv.fe·roc′i·ty (-rŏs′ĭ-tē), fe·ro′cious·ness n.ferocious (fəˈrəʊʃəs) adjsavagely fierce or cruel: a ferocious tiger; a ferocious argument. [C17: from Latin ferox fierce, untamable, warlike] feˈrociously adv ferocity, feˈrociousness nfe•ro•cious (fəˈroʊ ʃəs)
adj. 1. savagely fierce or cruel; violently harsh; brutal: a ferocious beating. 2. extreme or intense: a ferocious thirst. [1640–50; < Latin ferōc-, s. of ferōx savage, fierce (fer(us) wild (see feral, fierce) + -ōx having such an appearance; akin to -opsis) + -ious] fe•ro′cious•ly, adv. fe•ro′cious•ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | ferocious - marked by extreme and violent energy; "a ferocious beating"; "fierce fighting"; "a furious battle"fierce, furious, savageviolent - acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity; "a violent attack"; "a violent person"; "violent feelings"; "a violent rage"; "felt a violent dislike" |
ferociousadjective1. fierce, violent, savage, ravening, predatory, feral, rapacious, wild By its nature a lion is ferocious.
fierce calm, gentle, mild, tame, subdued, submissive, docile2. cruel, bitter, brutal, vicious, ruthless, relentless, barbaric, merciless, brutish, bloodthirsty, barbarous, pitiless, tigerish Fighting has been ferocious.ferociousadjective1. Showing or suggesting a disposition to be violently destructive without scruple or restraint:barbarous, bestial, cruel, fell, feral, fierce, inhuman, savage, truculent, vicious, wolfish.2. So intense as to cause extreme suffering:cruel, fierce, savage, vicious.Translationsferocious (fəˈrouʃəs) adjective fierce or savage. a ferocious animal. 兇猛的 凶猛的feˈrociously adverb 兇猛地 凶猛地ferocity (fəˈrosəti) noun 兇猛 凶猛ferociousenUK
Synonyms for ferociousadj fierceSynonyms- fierce
- violent
- savage
- ravening
- predatory
- feral
- rapacious
- wild
Antonyms- calm
- gentle
- mild
- tame
- subdued
- submissive
- docile
adj cruelSynonyms- cruel
- bitter
- brutal
- vicious
- ruthless
- relentless
- barbaric
- merciless
- brutish
- bloodthirsty
- barbarous
- pitiless
- tigerish
Synonyms for ferociousadj showing or suggesting a disposition to be violently destructive without scruple or restraintSynonyms- barbarous
- bestial
- cruel
- fell
- feral
- fierce
- inhuman
- savage
- truculent
- vicious
- wolfish
adj so intense as to cause extreme sufferingSynonymsSynonyms for ferociousadj marked by extreme and violent energySynonymsRelated Words |