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ferocious
The definition of ferocious is something very fierce, cruel, extreme or violent.
(adjective)When you are so hungry you could eat a horse, this is an example of a time when you might be described as having a ferocious appetite.
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See ferocious in Webster's New World College Dictionary
adjective
- fierce; savage; violently cruel
- Informal very great: a ferocious appetite
Origin: < L ferox (gen. ferocis), wild, untamed < ferus, fierce + base akin to oculus, eye + -ous
Related Forms:
- ferociously adverb
- ferociousness noun
See ferocious in American Heritage Dictionary 4
adjective
- Extremely savage; fierce. See Synonyms at cruel.
- Marked by unrelenting intensity; extreme: ferocious heat.
Origin:
Origin: From Latin ferōx, ferōc-, fierce; see ghwer- in Indo-European roots
.Related Forms:
- fe·roˈcious·ly adverb
- fe·roˈcious·ness noun
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