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Meanings of ferocious in English

Marked by extreme and violent energy.

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Usage of ferocious in English
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That is no exaggeration, even if recent competition is not exactly ferocious.
The Guardian
2
The ferocious purpose in the black eyes faded to a ghastly terror.
The Heart of Unaga
3
That year ferocious storms blocked his progress before he was halfway up.
The Guardian
4
The girl is now in the very prime of her ferocious beauty.
The Nether World
5
Women mingled in the crowd, as ferocious and merciless as the men.
Saint Bartholomew's Eve: A Tale of the Huguenot Wars
6
Be very afraid - New Zealand's most famous ferocious feline is back.
Radio NZ
7
JOHN O'DONOGHUE brings a ferocious energy and commitment to everything he does.
The Irish Times
8
The death of Argyle only fired the ferocious spirit of the king.
Sketches of the Covenanters
9
Each swing vibrated with the power of his strength, his expression ferocious.
The captive
10
The result for a time justified the anticipations of the ferocious leader.
The Lion of the North: A Tale of the Times of Gustavus Adolphus
11
The shrill cries of the ball-players were changed to the ferocious war-whoop.
Indian Games : an historical research
12
He is, in fact, the weakest and least ferocious of the family.
The Bush Boys: History and Adventures of a Cape Farmer and his F...
13
There is so much imbecility in the air that one gets ferocious.
The George Sand-Gustave Flaubert Letters
14
For once in his life he descended to bluster and ferocious inhumanity.
Medieval Europe
15
But I suppose La Louve was the more ferocious of the two.
The Good Soldier
16
We also saw three of the most ferocious animals of the country.
A Voyage round the World / A book for boys
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