From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishferociousfe‧ro‧cious /fəˈrəʊʃəs $ -ˈroʊ-/●くろまる○しろまる○しろまる adjective1VIOLENTviolent, dangerous, and frighteningSYN fiercea ferocious, hungry liona ferocious battleThe storm grew more and more ferocious with each second.► see thesaurus at violent2VERYvery strong, severe, and unpleasantSYN fierceThe congressman is one of the president’s most ferocious critics.The heat was ferocious.He is famous for his ferocious temper.3relating to an emotion that is felt very stronglySYN fierceParker was driven by a ferocious determination to succeed. —ferociously adverbExamples from the Corpusferocious• Gang members have committedferocious acts of violence.• Competition is ferocious among card issuers for new accounts.• Their faces were ferocious and intent.• It was one of the most ferocious attacks on prison officers I have ever seen.• These bears look ferocious, but attacks by them are extremely rare.• Defencelawyers claimed that the shooting was a spontaneousreaction, ferocious, but not part of a plan.• Ferocious competition has pushed computer prices down.• The ferociousdefense actually would have begun long before the actuallandings.• a ferocious hammerhead shark• Given the ferociousimagination of his subconscious, it's hardly surprising that his celluloidoutput is laced with lethal barbed wire.• My parents, similarly attired, were replacing the lean-to in the ferocious wind.• Fascinating Gubbio is best known as the place where Saint Francis tamed a ferociouswolf.Originferocious(1600-1700)Latinferox"wild-looking", from ferus"wild"