Monday, 1 August 2011

ferocious


1 ADJ
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
2 ADJ
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
3 ADJ
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

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