ferocious

adjective
UK: /fəˈrəʊ.ʃəs/
US: /fəˈroʊ.ʃəs/

  1. Extremely fierce, violent, and frightening.

    1. The lion has a ferocious roar.
    2. A ferocious storm raged outside, rattling the windows and shaking the house because of how ferocious it was.

  2. Used to describe something intense or extreme.

    1. She has a ferocious temper.
    2. The competition was ferocious; everyone wanted to win, so the environment was ferocious.

Synonyms

fierce violent savage brutal intense extreme
ferocious adverb

  1. In an extremely fierce, violent, and frightening manner.

    1. The dog barked ferociously at the stranger.
    2. The wind blew ferociously, whipping snow into a blinding swirl, making it ferociously cold.

  2. With extreme intensity.

    1. He defended his beliefs ferociously.
    2. She guarded her privacy ferociously, avoiding any situation, where she might reveal personal details ferociously.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "ferocious" in English means: Extremely fierce, violent, and frightening., Used to describe something intense or extreme..

The phonetic transcription of "ferocious" is /fəˈrəʊ.ʃəs/ in British English and /fəˈroʊ.ʃəs/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "ferocious": fierce, violent, savage, brutal, intense, extreme.

Example usage of "ferocious": "The lion has a ferocious roar.". More examples on the page.