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ferocious

English

Etymology

Taken from Latin ferox (wild, bold, savage, fierce) (with the suffix -ous), from ferus (wild, savage, fierce).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /f???????s/
  • Rhymes: -????s

Adjective

ferocious (comparative more ferocious, superlative most ferocious)

  1. Marked by extreme and violent energy.
    • 1975, Saul Bellow, Humboldt's Gift [Avon ed., 1976, p. 376]:
      But it seemed to me that there were few faces like his, with the ferocious profile that brought to mind the Latin word rapax or one of Rouault's crazed death-dealing arbitrary kings.
  2. Extreme or intense.

Synonyms

  • fierce

Derived terms

  • ferociously

Related terms

  • ferity
  • ferocity
  • fierce
  • feral

Translations

Further reading

  • ferocious in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • ferocious in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
  • ferocious at OneLook Dictionary Search

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unmerciful

English

Etymology

un- +? merciful

Adjective

unmerciful (comparative more unmerciful, superlative most unmerciful)

  1. not showing mercy

Synonyms

  • merciless

Antonyms

  • merciful

See also

  • cruel
  • inhuman

Further reading

  • unmerciful in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • unmerciful in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
  • unmerciful at OneLook Dictionary Search

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