Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The quality of being ferocious; savage fierceness; cruelty; ferocity.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun the trait of extreme cruelty.
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- noun The quality of being
ferocious ;ferocity
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- noun the trait of extreme cruelty
Etymologies
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Examples
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"It struck with the same kind of ferociousness or ferocity in aboriginal communities as it did in non-aboriginal communities," says Mary-Ellen Kelm, a social historian who has studied the Spanish flu's impact on native communities in British Columbia.
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"It struck with the same kind of ferociousness or ferocity in aboriginal communities as it did in non-aboriginal communities," says Mary-Ellen Kelm, a social historian who has studied the Spanish flu's impact on native communities in British Columbia.
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No whimper, nor sound, nor sign of fear, came from Jerry — only choking growls of ferociousness, intermingled with snarls of anger, and a belligerent up-clawing of hind-legs.
CHAPTER XVI 2010
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Blocker diluted the ferociousness of his sport and made the March date sound like a game of checkers.
Elliot Worsell: UFC's Jones and Evans: Good Friends, Better Enemies Elliot Worsell 2011
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"Lisbeth has a ferociousness and fearlessness about her; she does not stand idly by but rights the wrongs," said Ms. Summerville, who created both the costumes for the film and the H&M collection.
'Dragon Tattoo' Costume Designer Joins With H&M for Lisbeth Line Alexandra Cheney 2011
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At that moment Michael was lying squirming on his back a dozen feet away, his legs straight up in the air, both fox-terriers worrying with well-stimulated ferociousness.
CHAPTER VII 2010
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That friendship had no effect on the ferociousness of their on-court play, however; between 1978 and 1981 they faced each other 14 times, splitting the matches seven each.
Game, Set, Unmatched Allen Barra 2011
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Blocker diluted the ferociousness of his sport and made the March date sound like a game of checkers.
Elliot Worsell: UFC's Jones and Evans: Good Friends, Better Enemies Elliot Worsell 2011
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That friendship had no effect on the ferociousness of their on-court play, however; between 1978 and 1981 they faced each other 14 times, splitting the matches seven each.
Game, Set, Unmatched Allen Barra 2011
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To all of which a seeming contradiction was given by the ferociousness of their accoutrement.
EditorMark commented on the word ferociousness
"The ferocity with which people fight about words is astonishing." - George Bernard Shaw
July 27, 2010