ferocity

And ferocity is required of Ree, since she is the only one who can keep disaster from her family's door.

'Boxing Gym': A Bout With Human Nature Joe Morgenstern 2010

Anyone notice the increase in ferocity of these things this year?

Salmon Fishery: Another Ecosystem on its Last Gasp « Colleen Anderson 2009

With dunks exceeded in ferocity only by the altitude of their apex, Wright lifted Dayton to heights not seen on its Ohio campus in nearly 20 years.

USATODAY.com 2008

But she only redoubled in ferocity and ordered the slave girls to pinion my hands behind me, which they did; and, throwing me on my back, she seated herself on my middle and held down my head.

The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

In meteorological jargon, a perfect storm is one unsurpassed in ferocity and duration a description that fits the so-called Halloween Gale of October 1991 in the western Atlantic.

The Perfect Storm: Summary and book reviews of The Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger. 2000

Now, with all the agony of a war which increases clay by day in ferocity, beyond anything ever known before, surely we must be ready to mean what we say this time when we talk of preserving peace in the years to come.

Target For Tomorrow 1945

He's worked on his blocking -- he said he had to develop some "ferocity" -- and he's quick enough to line up as a slot receiver.

azcentral.com | news 2010

I also recall the ferocity of the werewolf, and his insatiable hatred for humankind while in that form.

red dust Ryn Cricket 2010

My head wants to thank you for all of your pain, because after all this work, your ferocity will be my mane.

Ode to “Lox” 2009

The Justice indeed did not call for a bottle to determine whether it should be peace or war, but he did that which answered the purpose as well; for, happening to use the word ferocity, Mrs. Butterfield’s brilliant apprehension immediately understood him to have complimented her with the expression of veracity.

Ashton Priory Anonymous 1792