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Meanings of ferociousness in English

Portuguese
brutalidade
Spanish
brutalidad

The trait of extreme cruelty.

        brutalidade
        Usage of ferociousness in English
        1
        His commanders gave the recruits drugs-opiumand marijuana and amphetamines-tofuel their ferociousness.
        This child will be great
        2
        His ferociousness, like the dynamite, annihilated itself with the explosion.
        The Trail of the White Mule
        3
        At school he was the worst kind of bully, his ferociousness tempered by no cowardice.
        The Unclassed
        4
        You try to figure out why in 2002 that ferociousness wasn't there, the refuse-to-be-denied stuff.
        The Yankee Years
        5
        The massive bushfires sweeping across the country have shocked Australians in their size and ferociousness.
        News.com.au
        6
        This is certainly very feminine in its ferociousness.
        George Sand: Some Aspects of Her Life and Writings
        7
        There was ferociousness in the heart of the Indian, but Grace's voice had stayed his hand.
        Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders in the Great North Woods
        8
        The expression of his face rapidly changed from a look of entreaty to that of ferociousness.
        Bamboo Tales
        9
        It took Sally somewhat aback, this confident ferociousness.
        The Rangeland Avenger
        10
        Kay didn't care much for Neri, he reminded her of Luca Brasi in his quiet ferociousness.
        The Godfather
        11
        Fremantle won the tackle count 78-49, with their ferociousness a key difference.
        News.com.au
        12
        There was a fascination in his manner that made the ferociousness of his antagonist subside into impotence.
        Caleb Williams; Or, Things as They Are
        13
        He had a completely different energy -he could be very languid and then click into a ferociousness.
        The Guardian
        14
        Where does that ferociousness come from?
        Ebony
        15
        He points out the profoundly religious nature of the Roman people, notwithstanding the wildness and ferociousness of their nature.
        On the Choice of Books
        16
        We Trojans are known around these parts for our team spirit, our honor, our ferociousness on the playing field.
        Flesh and blood
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        Spanish
        brutalidad
        Ferociousness through the time