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What is "ferocious" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does ferocious mean in English? Meaning of ferocious definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "ferocious" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "ferocious": marked by extreme and violent energy

Adjective

  • Meaning: marked by extreme and violent energy
  • Example: a ferocious beating fierce fighting a furious battle
  • Synonyms: ferocious fierce furious savage
  • Similar: violent
  • Adjective: Marked by extreme and violent energy. 2011 October 1, Tom Fordyce, “Rugby World Cup 2011: England 16-12 Scotland”, BBC Sport: Scotland needed a victory by eight points to have a realistic chance of progressing to the knock-out stages, and for long periods of a ferocious contest looked as if they might pull it off.2011 October 1, Tom Fordyce, “Rugby World Cup 2011: England 16-12 Scotland”, BBC Sport: Scotland needed a victory by eight points to have a realistic chance of progressing to the knock-out stages, and for long periods of a ferocious contest looked as if they might pull it off.Extreme or intense.

    • Synonyms:

    savage, murderous, ruthless, cruel, vehement, vicious, brutal, frightful, voracious, fierce, ravenous, relentless, merciless, barbarous, bloodthirsty, fell, feral, grim, implacable, inhuman, lupine, pitiless, predatory, rapacious, truculent, unmerciful, unrestrained, untamed, wild, sanguinary, brutish, inhumane, ravening, tigerish, wolfish,

    Antonyms:

    kind, pleasant, compassionate, considerate, merciful, satisfied, nonviolent, calm, tame, nice, gentle, giving, sympathetic, innocent, mild, tender,

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    ferocious in English: ferocious
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