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ferocious Definition


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ferocious
adj
    1. Savagely fierce; cruel; savage.
      Thesaurus: savage, vicious, wild, barbaric, brutal, fearsome, predatory, merciless, pitiless, relentless, sadistic, murderous, inhuman; Antonym: gentle, mild.
Derivative: ferociously
adverb
    Derivative: ferociousness
    noun
      Etymology: 17c: from Latin ferox wild.



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