1.
A ~ animal, person, or action is very fierce and violent.
...a ~ guard-dog...
The police had had to deal with some of the most ~ violence ever seen on the streets of London.
= fierce
ADJ
2.
A ~ war, argument, or other form of conflict involves a great deal of anger, bitterness, and determination.
Fighting has been ~...
A ~ battle to select a new parliamentary candidate is in progress.
ADJ
3.
If you describe actions or feelings as ~, you mean that they are intense and determined.
Lindbergh was startled at the ~ depth of anti-British feeling.
ADJ