ferocious
adjective
fe·ro·cious
fə-ˈrō-shəs 
1
: exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality
a ferocious predator
the ferocious butchery of women and children
2
: extremely intense
ferocious heat
The competition among the students was ferocious.
ferociously
adverb
ferociousness
noun
Synonyms
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A ferocious wind swept the beach.
The competition among the students was ferocious.
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Saba Hamedy, NBC News, 31 Jan. 2025
The cast does commendable work bringing their characters to life: Ashe’s Elham is ferocious, prickly, and competitive; Tabbal’s Omid is lovable but too good; Lalezarzadeh’s Goli is young, bright-eyed, yet wise; Pooya’s Roya is queenly, imposing, and devoted.
—Christian Lewis, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
As climate change makes California’s already moody swings between wet and dry more ferocious, the state’s water problems between farmers, environmentalists and cities are getting harder to solve.
—Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 24 Jan. 2025
However, the Los Angeles fires demonstrate a new reality: Wildfires in the state are growing larger and more ferocious and burning into suburbs and cities more often, experts told USA TODAY.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2025
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“Ferocious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ferocious. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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ferocious
adjective
fe·ro·cious
fə-ˈrō-shəs
1
2
: very great : extreme
ferocious heat
ferociously
adverb
ferociousness
noun
ferocity
noun
fə-ˈräs-ət-ē
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