transcription, транскрипция: [ fə-ˈrō-shəs ]
adjective
Etymology: Latin feroc-, ferox, literally, fierce looking, from ferus + -oc-, -ox (akin to Greek ōps 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