ferocious
11ferocious — adjective 1) ferocious animals Syn: fierce, savage, wild, predatory, aggressive, dangerous Ant: gentle, tame 2) a ferocious attack Syn: brutal …
12ferocious — adjective Etymology: Latin feroc , ferox, literally, fierce looking, from ferus + oc , ox (akin to Greek ōps eye) more at eye Date: 1646 1. exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality < a ferocious predator > …
13ferocious — ferociously, adv. ferociousness, n. /feuh roh sheuhs/, adj. 1. savagely fierce, as a wild beast, person, action, or aspect; violently cruel: a ferocious beating. 2. extreme or intense: a ferocious thirst. [1640 50; < L feroc , s. of ferox savage …
14ferocious — fe|ro|cious [ fə rouʃəs ] adjective violent and able to cause serious damage or injury: flooding caused by last night s ferocious storm a. severe or strong: The plan met with ferocious criticism. ╾ fe|ro|cious|ly adverb ╾ fe|ro|cious|ness noun… …
15ferocious — adjective 1) ferocious animals Syn: fierce, savage, wild, predatory, ravening, aggressive, dangerous 2) a ferocious attack Syn: brutal, vicious, violent, bloody …
16ferocious — UK [fəˈrəʊʃəs] / US [fəˈroʊʃəs] adjective 1) violent and able to cause serious damage or injury flooding caused by last night s ferocious storm 2) severe or strong The plan met with ferocious criticism. Derived words: ferociously adverb… …
17ferocious — fe•ro•cious [[t]fəˈroʊ ʃəs[/t]] adj. 1) savagely fierce or cruel; violently harsh; brutal: a ferocious beating[/ex] 2) extreme or intense: a ferocious thirst[/ex] • Etymology: 1640–50; < L ferōc , s. of ferōx savage, fierce (fer(us) wild (see… …
18Ferocious — Féroce Féroce est un film français de Gilles de Maistre, sorti en 2002. Sommaire 1 Synopsis 2 Fiche technique 3 Distribution 4 Analyse …
19ferocious — adj. Ferocious is used with these nouns: ↑assault, ↑beast, ↑row, ↑storm …
20ferocious — [17] Etymologically, ferocious means ‘wild eyed’. It comes from Latin ferox, which was originally a compound formed from ferus ‘fierce, wild’ (source of English feral [17]) and an element oc , ox meaning ‘looking, appearing’. This also appears in …
