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fe·ro·cious    (f-rshs) KEY  

ADJECTIVE:

1. Extremely savage; fierce. See Synonyms at cruel.
2. Marked by unrelenting intensity; extreme: ferocious heat.

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ETYMOLOGY:
From Latin ferx , ferc-, fierce; see ghwer- in Indo-European roots

OTHER FORMS:
fe·rocious·ly (Adverb), fe·rocious·ness (Noun)

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