adj.
Pronunciation: f ə - ' r ō -sh ə s
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin feroc-, ferox, literally, fierce looking, from ferus + -oc-, -ox (akin to Greek ō ps eye) ― more at EYE
Date: 1646
1 : exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality <a ferocious predator>
2 : extremely intense < ferocious heat>
synonyms see FIERCE
– fe · ro · cious · ly adverb
– fe · ro · cious · ness noun