Ferocious

//fəˈɹoʊʃəs// adj

adj ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Marked by extreme and violent energy.

    "But it seemed to me that there were few faces like his, with the ferocious profile that brought to mind the Latin word rapax or one of Rouault's crazed death-dealing arbitrary kings."

  2. 2
    Extreme or intense.
Adjective
  1. 1
    marked by extreme and violent energy wordnet

Synonyms

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fierceviolentabandonedaggressiveamokanimal

Example

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"Zipang The Power Polack, a ferocious Polish berserker, flailed around wildly, charging into enemy ranks crazily without armor."

Etymology

Taken from Latin ferōx (“wild, bold, savage, fierce”) + -ous.

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