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# ferocious

adjective (ferocious, more ferocious)

«ferocious» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Ferocious means fierce, wild and dangerous: a ferocious dog. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/ferocious/#m1)
2. A ferocious look is angry and frightening. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/ferocious/#m2)

### In the lessons

in tales, a fierce beast, giant or fight

### Examples

- The wolf had ferocious teeth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/ferocious/#x1)
- Despite his ferocious looks, he was gentle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/ferocious/#x2)
- The ferocious animals were locked below deck. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/ferocious/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «ferocious» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/ferocious/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«ferocious» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ferocious.html) on Mova free.