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ferocious(dictionary)

ferocious (oh)



[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin; Origin: ferox 'wild-looking', from ferus 'wild']
violent, dangerous, and frightening
::a ferocious, hungry lion
::a ferocious battle
::The storm grew more and more ferocious with each second.
very strong, severe, and unpleasant
::The congressman is one of the President's most ferocious critics.
::The heat was ferocious.
::Butler is famous for his ferocious temper.
relating to an emotion that is felt very strongly
::Parker was driven by a ferocious determination to succeed.
-- ferociously adv