FEROCIOUS


Meaning of FEROCIOUS in English

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.