Definition of ferocious Ferocious

/fɚowˈʃʌs/ - [ferowshus] - fe•ro•cious

We found 6 definitions of ferocious from 5 different sources.

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What does ferocious mean?

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WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

ferocious - marked by extreme and violent energy; "a ferocious beating"; "fierce fighting"; "a furious battle"
  fierce, furious, savage
  violent (of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud; "a violent clash of colors"; "her dress was a violent red"; "a violent noise"; "wild colors"; "wild shouts"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • ferocious (a.)
    Fierce; savage; wild; indicating cruelty; ravenous; rapacious; as, ferocious look or features; a ferocious lion.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • ferocious
    Marked by extreme and violent energy.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • ferocious
    fe-rō′shus, adj. savage, fierce: cruel.—adv. Ferō′ciously.—ns. Ferō′ciousness; Feroc′ity, savage cruelty of disposition: untamed fierceness. [L. ferox, ferocis, wild—ferus, wild.]

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