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   ferocious

   /fɪˈrəʊʃəs/

   adjective

   • 1. savagely fierce, cruel, or violent: "a ferocious beast" Similar fiercesavagewildferaluntamedpredatoryrapaciousraveningaggressivedangerousbrutalbrutishviciousviolentbloodybarbarousbarbaricsavagesadisticruthlessremorselesscruelpitilessmercilessheartlessbloodthirstymurderoustigerishwolfishwickedinhumanmonstrousabominablefiendishhellishdiabolicalinformal:beastlyliterary:fellarchaic:sanguinaryOpposite tamegentlegentle
   • ▪ very great; extreme: "a ferocious headache" Similar intenseextremestrongpowerfulfierceburningsearingsevereacuteunbearableinsufferablehellishdiabolicalOpposite mild

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from Latin ferox, feroc- ‘fierce’ + -ious.

   Derivatives

   • 1. ferociousness noun

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