Ferocious definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

Definition of 'ferocious' ; savagely fierce or cruel ; 1. fierce; savage; violently cruel. 2. Informal. very great ; 1. savagely fierce, as a wild beast, person, ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Video LearnEnglish Videopronunciations Buildyourvocabulary Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese Definitionof 'ferocious'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× ferocious (fəroʊʃəs ) 1. adjective Aferociousanimal,person,oractionisveryfierceandviolent. ...aferociousguard-dog. Thepolicehadhadtodealwithsomeofthemostferociousviolenceeverseenon thestreetsofLondon. ferociously gradedadverbShekickedoutferociously. 2. adjective Aferociouswar,argument,orotherformofconflictinvolvesagreatdealofanger,bitterness,anddetermination. Fightinghasbeenferocious. Aferociousbattletoselectanewparliamentarycandidateisinprogress. Synonyms:cruel,bitter,brutal,vicious MoreSynonymsofferocious ferociouslygradedadverb[ADVERBadjective,ADVERBwithverb]Thesedaysheisferociouslycompetitive. 3. adjective Ifyoudescribeactionsorfeelingsasferocious,youmeanthattheyareintenseanddetermined. Lindberghwasstartledattheferociousdepthofanti-Britishfeeling. ferociouslygradedadverb[ADVERBadjective]Hesethimselfferociouslytoughstandards;andhewasardentlydevotedtoballet. MoreSynonymsofferocious CollinsCOBUILDAdvancedLearner’sDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof ferocious Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'ferocious' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'ferocious' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'informationtheory' HindiTranslationof'ferocious' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency ferociousinBritishEnglish (fəˈrəʊʃəs ) adjective savagelyfierceorcruel aferocioustiger aferociousargument CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformsferociously(feˈrociously)adverb ferocity(fəˈrɒsɪtɪ )orferociousness(feˈrociousness)noun WordoriginC17:fromLatinferoxfierce,untamable,warlike WordFrequency ferociousinAmericanEnglish (fəˈroʊʃəs ) adjective1.  fierce;savage;violentlycruel 2. Informal verygreat aferociousappetite Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. Derivedformsferociously(feˈrociously) adverb ferociousness(feˈrociousness) noun Wordorigin