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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.fe•roc•i•ty (fəˈrɒs ɪ ti)
n. a ferocious quality or state; savage fierceness. [1600–10; < Latin] Ferocity See Also: SCREAMS - Barked like an old sergeant —Frank Swinnerton
- Fierce as a comet —John Milton
- Fierce as a dog with tongue lapping for action —Carl Sandburg
- Fierce as a fever —Anon
- Fierce as a lobster making one last lunge out of the pot —Norman Mailer
- Fierce as hunger —Babette Deutsch
- Fierce as vengeance —John Greenleaf Whittier
- Fierce as young bulls —William Shakespeare
- Fiery as tiger eyes —Jessamyn West
- Growled … as a dog might do at a postman —Frank Swinnerton
- Savage as a bear with a sore head —Frederick Marryat
- Savage as a meat-ax —American colloquialism, attributed to Mid-south
- (Hope) temptuous like a fire-cloud —Dante Gabriel Rossetti
- (A fly is as) untamable as a hyena —Ralph Waldo Emerson
- Wild as a monkey —Robert Silverberg
- Wild as a starved cat —Elizabeth Spencer
- Wild as the vultures’ cry —Aeschylus
- (Memories do not turn to dust. They live) wild as young colts —Elizabeth Spencer
- (You’re) wild … just like a sea-bird —Clifford Odets
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  ferocity - the property of being wild or turbulent; "the storm's violence"fierceness, furiousness, vehemence, violence, wildness, furyintensiveness, intensity - high level or degree; the property of being intensesavageness, savagery - the property of being untamed and ferocious; "the coastline is littered with testaments to the savageness of the waters"; "a craving for barbaric splendor, for savagery and color and the throb of drums" |
ferocitynoun savagery, violence, cruelty, brutality, ruthlessness, inhumanity, wildness, barbarity, viciousness, fierceness, rapacity, bloodthirstiness, savageness, ferociousness surprised by the ferocity of the attackferocitynounExceptionally great concentration, power, or force, especially in activity:depth (often used in plural), ferociousness, fierceness, fury, intensity, pitch, severity, vehemence, vehemency, violence.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ferocityenUK
Related to ferocity: excerpt, Dominion, insightfulSynonyms for ferocitynoun savagerySynonyms- savagery
- violence
- cruelty
- brutality
- ruthlessness
- inhumanity
- wildness
- barbarity
- viciousness
- fierceness
- rapacity
- bloodthirstiness
- savageness
- ferociousness
Synonyms for ferocitynoun exceptionally great concentration, power, or force, especially in activitySynonyms- depth
- ferociousness
- fierceness
- fury
- intensity
- pitch
- severity
- vehemence
- vehemency
- violence
Synonyms for ferocitynoun the property of being wild or turbulentSynonyms- fierceness
- furiousness
- vehemence
- violence
- wildness
- fury
Related Words- intensiveness
- intensity
- savageness
- savagery
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