adjective · neutral
ferocious
UK/fəˈrɒʃəs/US/fəˈrɔːʃəs/fe·RO·cious
Band 6-7speakingtask2
savage, violent, or extremely intense
Examples
“The animal gave a ferocious roar before charging.”
“There was ferocious competition among the firms vying for the contract.”
“The storm produced ferocious winds that damaged roofs.”
Band 8 sentence
“The protest turned unexpectedly ferocious when a small group started vandalising shops.”
Collocations
- ferocious attack
- ferocious competition
Word family
ferocious adjectiveferociously adverbferociousness noun
Common mistakes
He is a ferocious person.→He acted ferociously.
Say it for a higher band
5fierce→6violent→7+ferocious
Synonyms
fierce
Easily confused
fierce
“They faced fierce opposition during the protest.”
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