adj
Meaning 1
Marked by extreme and violent energy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fierce, furious, raging
Antonyms: none provided
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adj
Marked by extreme and violent energy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: fierce, furious, raging
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Extreme or intense.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: greatest, maximum, utmost, extreme, ferocious, exquisite, intense, almighty, highest, maximal, passing, raging, ultimate, uttermost
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
marked by extreme and violent energy
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: fierce, furious, savage
Antonyms: none provided
History
Taken from Latin ferōx (“wild, bold, savage, fierce”) + -ous.
Across languages
64 source translations are retained for this English entry.