Definition of ferocious

Reference

	Dictionary
	Encyclopedia
	Thesaurus
	World Factbook
	Spanish Dictionary
	Anatomy
	Conversion Calculator

< fern seed

ferocity >

fe·ro·cious

-r

s) KEY

ADJECTIVE:

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

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

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

Thesaurus: synonyms for ferocious

Visit our partner's site

Provided by Houghton Mifflin
		eReference -- Download this interactive reference software to your desktop computer