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There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective ferocious. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised.
The phrase ‘ferocious delicacy’ (p. 69) may bring to mind Daisy, ‘winking ferociously’ (p. 18). Later, we encounter the phrase ‘ferocious indifference’ (p. 96). Use of the adjective ‘ferocious’ and adverb ‘ferociously’, with nouns and a verb that they do not really fit, hints at intense feelings lurking beneath the surface ...
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1. A ferocious animal, person, or action is very fierce and violent. [...] 2. A ferocious war, argument, or other form of conflict involves a great deal of anger, bitterness, and determination. [...] More. Synonyms of 'ferocious' • fierce, violent, savage, ravening [...] • cruel, bitter, brutal, vicious [...] More.
Delicacy and ferocity don’t tend to go together. One involves force and the other indicates fragility. Thus one can conclude that Wolfshiem, in Carraway's view, is eating in a paradoxical...
Intense. Powerful. Strong. Determined. Passionate. Aggressive. Define Ferocious. Ferocious is an adjective that describes something or someone that is extremely aggressive and violent. It is often used to describe animals that are dangerous and can cause harm, such as a shark or crocodile.
negotiations of great delicacy. extreme sensitivity; precision of action or operation; minute accuracy: the delicacy of a skillful surgeon's touch; a watch mechanism of unusual delicacy.
Definition of delicacy noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
