ferocious
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ferocious
- /fəˈɹəʊʃəs/ UK
- /fəˈɹoʊʃəs/ US
Rhymes with -əʊʃəs
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Taken from Latin ferōx (“wild, bold, savage, fierce”) + -ous.
adjective more ferocious · most ferocious
- 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.
- Extreme or intense.
Similar: ferocious, fierce, furious, rampant, grim, incessive, infuriate, rabid, raging, savage, volatile, wild
