ferocious

Modifies a noun

• carnivore: They are ferocious carnivores equipped with huge jaws to capture prey.
• onslaught: Can Christie survive the ferocious onslaught leveled against him.
• beast: I was attacked by these ferocious beasts called dogs.
• wolf: They come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves.
• predator: These tiny ferocious predators attack other ants rather than people.
• storm: Sailing through a ferocious storm, the Ark Royal tracked the Bismarck.

Modifying Another Word

• equally: So what can you do to develop equally ferocious agility?
• truly: Then it's about to face to unleash the fury, done with really impressive technical precision combined with a truly ferocious speed.
• increasingly: Global competition will become increasingly ferocious, with China's economy, alone, projected to triple in size over the next two decades.
• particularly: Just after eight a particularly ferocious blast rips the tent apart.
• so: By the time we reached the ridge the wind was so ferocious I could barely keep upright and progress was very slow.
• very: It's so delicate yet so very ferocious, the mixture of DJ Shadow and The Deftones.

Used with adjective complement

• become: Show them a cruise missile or a map, and they become more ferocious than the generals.
• look: Even the Merlion is bathed in light, making it look especially ferocious.
• get: The gaggle behind Smyth was starting to get ferocious.