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ferocious

[ fuh-roh-shuhs ]

adjective

  1. savagely fierce, as a wild beast, person, action, or aspect; violently cruel:

    a ferocious beating.

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  2. extreme or intense:

    a ferocious thirst.



ferocious

/ fəˈrɒsɪtɪ; fəˈrəʊʃəs /

adjective

  1. savagely fierce or cruel

    a ferocious argument

    a ferocious tiger

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ferocity, noun
  • ڱˈdzdzܲ, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ڱ·cdzܲ· adverb
  • ڱ·cdzܲ·Ա noun
  • ԴDzЭ·cdzܲ adjective
  • nonڱ·cdzܲ· adverb
  • nonڱ·cdzܲ·Ա noun
  • ܲЭ·cdzܲ adjective
  • unڱ·cdzܲ· adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of ferocious1

First recorded in 1640–50; from Latin ڱō-, stem of ڱō “savage, fierce” ( fer(us) “wild” ( feral 1, fierce ) + “having such an appearance”; akin to eye ( def ), oculus ( def ), -opsis ) + -ious
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of ferocious1

C17: from Latin ferox fierce, untamable, warlike
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Synonym Study

See fierce.
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During Kennedy’s first week on the job, HHS halted the CDC campaign that encouraged people to get flu shots during a ferocious flu season.

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As bubbly in the spotlight as he was ferocious in the ring, Foreman died on Friday, his family announced in a social media post.

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"But the department had never been as forcefully involved in ferocious national culture battles," Mr Hess added.

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Ferran’s ragged butterfly Blanche looks at first glance as if she might be blown to smithereens with one gust of Stanley’s ferocious lung power.

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But two years into her tenure at the helm of the nation’s second-largest city, fate and ferocious winds have dealt Bass a very different hand.

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