marked by extreme and violent energy; "a ferocious beating"; "fierce fighting"; "a furious battle
marked by extreme and violent energy; "a ferocious beating"; "fierce fighting"; "a furious battle"
A ferocious war, argument, or other form of conflict involves a great deal of anger, bitterness, and determination. Fighting has been ferocious A ferocious battle to select a new parliamentary candidate is in progress
If you describe actions or feelings as ferocious, you mean that they are intense and determined. Lindbergh was startled at the ferocious depth of anti-British feeling
A ferocious animal, person, or action is very fierce and violent. a ferocious guard-dog The police had had to deal with some of the most ferocious violence ever seen on the streets of London. = fierce
Fierce; savage; wild; indicating cruelty; ravenous; rapacious; as, ferocious look or features; a ferocious lion