Main Entry: fe·ro·cious

Pronunciation: \fə-ˈrō-shəs\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Latin feroc-, ferox, literally, fierce looking, from ferus + -oc-, -ox (akin to Greek ōps eye) — more at eye

Date: 1646

1 : exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality <a ferocious predator>
2 : extremely intense <ferocious heat>

synonyms see fierce

— fe·ro·cious·ly adverb

— fe·ro·cious·ness noun