FEROCIOUS


Meaning of FEROCIOUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ fəroʊʃəs ]

1.

A ferocious animal, person, or action is very fierce and violent.

...a ferocious guard-dog...

The police had had to deal with some of the most ferocious violence ever seen on the streets of London.

= fierce

ADJ

2.

A ferocious war, argument, or other form of conflict involves a great deal of anger, bitterness, and determination.

Fighting has been ferocious...

A ferocious battle to select a new parliamentary candidate is in progress.

ADJ

3.

If you describe actions or feelings as ferocious , you mean that they are intense and determined.

Lindbergh was startled at the ferocious depth of anti-British feeling.

ADJ

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