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1. : exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality. a ferocious predator. the ferocious butchery of women and children. 2. : extremely intense. ferocious heat. The competition among the students was ferocious. ferociously adverb. ferociousness noun. Synonyms. acute. almighty. blistering. deep. dreadful.
She's got a ferocious (= very bad) temper. The president came in for some ferocious criticism. Synonyms. fierce. savage. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. violent. violent Her ex-boyfriend was violent. aggressive She was very aggressive towards the TV reporters.
Ferocious definition: savagely fierce, as a wild beast, person, action, or aspect; violently cruel. See examples of FEROCIOUS used in a sentence.
Synonyms for FEROCIOUS: intense, fierce, intensive, terrible, furious, deep, heavy, violent; Antonyms of FEROCIOUS: moderate, light, soft, weak, feeble, superficial, shallow, qualified.
The adjective ferocious means more than merely angry or active. Picture the wildest, most savage animal you can imagine — it's a ferocious beast.
Definition of ferocious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
If you describe actions or feelings as ferocious, you mean that they are intense and determined. Lindbergh was startled at the ferocious depth of anti-British feeling.
extremely angry, violent, or forceful: a ferocious dog. a ferocious attack. ferociously. adverb. (Definition of ferocious from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of ferocious. in Chinese (Traditional) 兇猛的，兇惡的, 激烈的, 可怕的… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 凶猛的，凶恶的, 激烈的, 可怕的… See more. in Spanish.
Characterized by or showing extreme aggressiveness or violence. A ferocious glare; ferocious claws.
1. adjective. A ferocious animal, person, or action is very fierce and violent. By its very nature a lion is ferocious. 2. adjective. A ferocious war, argument, or other form of conflict involves a great deal of anger, bitterness, and determination. Fighting has been ferocious. Synonyms: cruel, bitter, brutal, vicious More Synonyms of ferocious.
