Ferocity
[fə'rɒsɪtɪ] or [fə'rɑsəti]
Definition
(noun.) the property of being wild or turbulent; 'the storm's violence'.
Edited by Colin--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) Savage wildness or fierceness; fury; cruelty; as, ferocity of countenance.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Savageness, fierceness, ferociousness, wildness, rapacity.[2]. Barbarity, cruelty, inhumanity.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
[See FIERCENESS]
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Examples
- A wild cry of exultation arose from the Heliumite squadron, and with redoubled ferocity they fell upon the Zodangan fleet. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- I am all right, Sir,' replied Mr. Stiggins, in a tone in which ferocity was blended with an extreme thickness of utterance; 'I am all right, Sir. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- And, reader, do you think I feared him in his blind ferocity? Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- The mad joy over the prisoners who were saved, had astounded him scarcely less than the mad ferocity against those who were cut to pieces. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- He knew something of the ferocity of these wild, hairy men, and his one desire was to put as many miles between himself and them as he possibly could. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- With all his cruel ferocity and coldness there was an undercurrent of something in Tars Tarkas which he seemed ever battling to subdue. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- The strength, agility, and blind ferocity of these two creatures is approached by nothing known to earthly man. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- In his condemnation he is all ferocity. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- The gleaming eyes were fixed upon her in intent ferocity. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- Yes, know him, ma'am; I said know him,' replied Mr. Magnus, with ferocity. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- I wish he could have witnessed the horrible avidity with which Oliver tore the bits asunder with all the ferocity of famine. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- He tempered the barbaric ferocity of his masters, and saved innumerable cities and works of art from destruction. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- It is smothered ferocity! Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- His Zodangan crew was pouring broadside after broadside into us and we were returning their fire with equal ferocity. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- I trembled in the ferocity of my rage. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
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