ferocious

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It was like the battle of a man with a beast--ferocious, merciless--while it lasted.

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

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  • There were giants and they were ferocious, and the people of God saw themselves as mere grasshoppers. —  Middle Zone Musings
  • On the other hand tool use by gorillas in the ferocious has been little observed and —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • On the other hand tool use by gorillas in the ferocious has been little observed and indeed not to the same coverage or sophistication as they're more rambunctious cousins, the chimpanzee. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • The protesters were met with ferocious, and according to eyewitnesses, unprovoked, police violence. —  Green Left Weekly issue #746
  • Terrified at the sight of so dangerous a weapon in the possession of an animal so ferocious, and so well able to use it, the man, for some moments, was at a loss what to do. —  krimiblog.de
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fierce ·  furious ·  murderous ·  vindictive ·  ruthless ·  savage ·  inhuman ·  reckless ·  hungry ·  terrific ·  stubborn
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. From Latin ferōx, ferōc-, fierce; see ghwer- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Latin ferox (feroc-), wild, bold, savage, fierce, from ferus, wild, savage, fierce (see fierce). + -ous.
 

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