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
Examples of ferocious in a Sentence
A ferocious wind swept the beach.
The competition among the students was ferocious.
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Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 31 July 2024
Darrow, slightly stooped but still ferocious at sixty-eight, faced him in shirtsleeves and suspenders.
—Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
And with rents markedly slower to ease than other spending categories, the downshift highlights that the ferocious inflation that slammed households starting in 2022 is relenting in earnest.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 26 July 2024
But as Johnson’s policies in Vietnam provoked rising opposition in the country, factions within the Democratic Party launched a ferocious and debasing assault against his reelection campaign in 1968.
—Lawrence R. Jacobs / Made By History, TIME, 22 July 2024
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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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