English-Thai Dictionary

ferocious

ADJ ดุร้าย  โหดร้าย  ป่าเถื่อน  รุนแรง  fierce violent gentle calm du-rai

 

ferociously

ADV อย่าง ดุร้าย  อย่าง โหดร้าย  อย่าง ป่าเถื่อน  อย่างรุนแรง  brutally fiercely yang-du-rai

 

ferociousness

N ความดุร้าย ทารุ ณ  ความรุนแรง 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FEROCIOUS

a.[L. ferox; allied to ferus, wild, fera, a wild animal. ] 1. Fierce; savage; wild; indicating cruelty; as a ferocious look, countenance or features.
2. Ravenous; rapacious; as a ferocious lion.
3. Fierce; barbarous; cruel; as ferocious savages.

 

FEROCIOUSNESS

n.Savage fierceness; cruelty; ferocity.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

FEROCIOUS

Fe *ro "cious, a. Etym: [L. ferox, -ocis, fierce: cf. F. féroce. See Ferocity. ]

 

Defn: Fierce; savage; wild; indicating cruelty; ravenous; rapacious; as, ferocious look or features; a ferocious lion. The humbled power of a ferocious enemy. Lowth.

 

Syn. -- Ferocious, Fierce, Savage, Barbarous. When these words are applied to human feelings or conduct, ferocious describes the disposition; fierce, the haste and violence of an act; barbarous, the coarseness and brutality by which it was marked; savage, the cruel and unfeeling spirit which it showed. A man is ferocious in his temper, fierce in his actions, barbarous in the manner of carrying out his purposes, savage in the spirit and feelings expressed in his words or deeds. -- Fe *ro "cious *ly, adv. -- Fe *ro "cious *ness, n. It [Christianity ] has adapted the ferociousness of war. Blair.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

ferocious

fe ro cious |fəˈrōSHəs fəˈroʊʃəs | ▶adjective savagely fierce, cruel, or violent: the wolverine is nature's most ferocious and violent animal. • (of a conflict ) characterized by or involving aggression, bitterness, and determination: a ferocious argument. • extreme and unpleasant: a ferocious headache. DERIVATIVES fe ro cious ly adverb, fe ro cious ness noun ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin ferox, feroc- ‘fierce ’ + -ious .

 

Oxford Dictionary

ferocious

fer |ocious |fəˈrəʊʃəs | ▶adjective savagely fierce, cruel, or violent: a ferocious beast | a ferocious battle. • informal very great; extreme: a ferocious headache. DERIVATIVES ferociously adverb, ferociousness noun ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin ferox, feroc- ‘fierce ’ + -ious .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

ferocious

ferocious adjective 1 ferocious animals: fierce, savage, wild, predatory, aggressive, dangerous. ANTONYMS gentle, tame. 2 a ferocious attack: brutal, vicious, violent, bloody, barbaric, savage, sadistic, ruthless, cruel, merciless, heartless, bloodthirsty, murderous; literary fell. ANTONYMS gentle. 3 informal a ferocious headache: intense, strong, powerful, fierce, severe, extreme, acute, unbearable, raging; informal hellish. ANTONYMS mild.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

ferocious

ferocious adjective 1 bears are ferocious animals: fierce, savage, wild, feral, untamed; predatory, rapacious, ravening, aggressive, dangerous. ANTONYMS tame; gentle. 2 a ferocious attack on a policeman: brutal, brutish, vicious, violent, bloody, barbarous, barbaric, savage, sadistic, ruthless, remorseless, cruel, pitiless, merciless, heartless, bloodthirsty, murderous, tigerish, wolfish; wicked, inhuman, monstrous, abominable, fiendish, hellish, diabolical; Brit. informal beastly; literary fell; archaic sanguinary. ANTONYMS gentle. 3 the ferocious midday sun | a ferocious headache: intense, extreme, strong, powerful, fierce, burning, searing; severe, acute, unbearable, insufferable, hellish, diabolical. ANTONYMS mild.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

ferocious

fe ro cious /fəróʊʃəs /形容詞 1 〈戦闘 議論 風雨 感情などが 〉激烈 [猛烈 ]な, 激しい .2 〈動物 人などが 〉獰猛 （どうもう ）な, 凶暴な .～ness 名詞