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fierce
Of a violently cruel nature; savage; wild
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  1. Of a violently cruel nature; savage; wild
  2. Hostile and violent, especially by nature or temperament; ferocious:
  3. Extremely powerful or destructive:
savage
Without civilization; primitive; barbarous
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  1. Without civilization; primitive; barbarous
  2. Not domesticated or cultivated; wild:
  3. Wild, uncultivated, rugged, etc.
wild
Deviating greatly from an intended course; erratic:
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  1. Deviating greatly from an intended course; erratic:
  2. Based on little or no evidence or probability; unfounded:
  3. Characterized by a lack of moral restraint; dissolute or licentious:
feral
Having returned to a wild condition
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  1. Having returned to a wild condition
  2. Of or suggestive of a wild animal; savage:
  3. Untamed; wild
barbarous
Characterized by savagery; very cruel:
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  1. Characterized by savagery; very cruel:
  2. Characteristic of barbarians; primitive or lacking in civilization
  3. Cruel; brutal
predatory
Of, living by, or characterized by plundering, robbing, or ruthlessly exploiting others
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  1. Of, living by, or characterized by plundering, robbing, or ruthlessly exploiting others
  2. Living or characterized by preying on other animals:
  3. Living by capturing and feeding upon other animals; predacious
barbarous
Characteristic of barbarians; primitive or lacking in civilization
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  1. Characteristic of barbarians; primitive or lacking in civilization
  2. Characterized by savagery; very cruel:
  3. Cruel; brutal
bestial
Like a beast in qualities or behavior; brutish or savage; brutal, coarse, vile, etc.
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  1. Like a beast in qualities or behavior; brutish or savage; brutal, coarse, vile, etc.
  2. Of beasts or lower animals
  3. Marked by brutality or depravity; brutal or depraved:
untamed
Wild, uncontrolled, especially of animals not domesticated or trained to human contact.
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  1. Wild, uncontrolled, especially of animals not domesticated or trained to human contact.
fell
Fierce; terrible; cruel
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  1. Fierce; terrible; cruel
  2. Dire; sinister:
  3. Of an inhumanly cruel nature; fierce:
brutal
Disagreeably precise or penetrating:
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  1. Disagreeably precise or penetrating:
  2. (Obs.) Of or belonging to beasts; animal
  3. Plain and direct, although distressing in effect
cruel
Causing, or of a kind to cause, pain, distress, etc.
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  1. Causing, or of a kind to cause, pain, distress, etc.
  2. Disposed to inflict pain or suffering:
  3. Deliberately seeking to inflict pain and suffering; enjoying others' suffering; without mercy or pity
sanguinary
Accompanied by bloodshed.
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  1. Accompanied by bloodshed.
  2. Accompanied by much bloodshed or carnage
  3. Eager for bloodshed; bloodthirsty
ravenous
Predatory or ferocious in predation:
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  1. Predatory or ferocious in predation:
  2. Eager for prey or gratification.
  3. Extremely hungry or characterized by extreme hunger; voracious:
vehement
Acting or moving with great force; violent
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  1. Acting or moving with great force; violent
  2. Characterized by forcefulness of expression or intensity of emotion or conviction; fervid:
  3. Having or characterized by intense feeling or strong passion; fervent, impassioned, etc.
violent
Causing or intending to cause damage, injury, or death, often when involving great force:
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  1. Causing or intending to cause damage, injury, or death, often when involving great force:
  2. Caused by unexpected force or injury rather than by natural causes:
  3. Characterized by extreme emotion, especially anger:
unrestrained
Uninhibited or unreserved:
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  1. Uninhibited or unreserved:
  2. Immoderate; not restrained or held in check
  3. Not controlled or held in check; immoderate:
bloodthirsty
Characterized by violence or carnage:
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  1. Characterized by violence or carnage:
  2. Eager to hurt or kill; murderous; very cruel
  3. Eager to cause or see the shedding of blood.
murderous
(Informal) Capable of devastating or overwhelming:
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  1. (Informal) Capable of devastating or overwhelming:
  2. Of, having the nature of, or characteristic of murder; brutal
  3. Capable or guilty of, or intending, murder
brutish
Of or characteristic of a brute.
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  1. Of or characteristic of a brute.
  2. Rough; uncivilized:
  3. Crude in feeling or manner.
pitiless
Having, or showing, no pity; merciless
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  1. Having, or showing, no pity; merciless
  2. Having no pity; merciless.
  3. Without pity; unfeeling
merciless
Showing no mercy; cruel and pitiless
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  1. Showing no mercy; cruel and pitiless
  2. Having no mercy; cruel.
  3. Without mercy; having, feeling, or showing no mercy; pitiless, cruel, implacable, etc.
unmerciful
Having or showing no mercy; cruel; relentless; pitiless
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  1. Having or showing no mercy; cruel; relentless; pitiless
  2. Beyond what is proper or usual; excessive
  3. Having or exhibiting no mercy; merciless.
fearsome
Fearful; timid.
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  1. Fearful; timid.
  2. Causing or capable of causing fear:
  3. Frightening, especially in appearance.
frightful
Causing disgust or shock; horrifying.
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  1. Causing disgust or shock; horrifying.
  2. Great
  3. Shocking; terrible
cruel
Causing, or of a kind to cause, pain, distress, etc.
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  1. Causing, or of a kind to cause, pain, distress, etc.
  2. Deliberately seeking to inflict pain and suffering; enjoying others' suffering; without mercy or pity
  3. Disposed to inflict pain or suffering:
fell
Fierce; terrible; cruel
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  1. Fierce; terrible; cruel
  2. Dire; sinister:
  3. Capable of destroying; lethal:
feral
Having returned to a wild condition
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  1. Having returned to a wild condition
  2. Having returned to an untamed state from domestication:
  3. Savage; fierce
fierce
Hostile and violent, especially by nature or temperament; ferocious:
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  1. Hostile and violent, especially by nature or temperament; ferocious:
  2. Intense in activity or feeling; vigorous or ardent:
  3. Extremely powerful or destructive:
inhuman
Lacking kindness, pity, or compassion; cruel or indifferent:
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  1. Lacking kindness, pity, or compassion; cruel or indifferent:
  2. Not of ordinary human nature, form, or character:
  3. Of or pertaining to inhumanity and the indifferently cruel, sadistic or barbaric behavior it brings.
savage
Not domesticated or cultivated; wild:
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  1. Not domesticated or cultivated; wild:
  2. Without civilization; primitive; barbarous
  3. Cruel; pitiless
truculent
Disposed to violence; ferocious or cruel.
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  1. Disposed to violence; ferocious or cruel.
  2. Disposed or eager to fight or engage in hostile opposition; belligerent.
  3. Fierce; cruel; savage; ferocious
vicious
Disposed to violent or destructive behavior:
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  1. Disposed to violent or destructive behavior:
  2. Severe, powerful, or intense; fierce:
  3. Extremely violent or injurious; cruel:
wolfish
Akin to the characteristics or habits of a wolf; lupine.
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  1. Akin to the characteristics or habits of a wolf; lupine.
  2. Fierce or rapacious.
  3. Fierce; savage; menacing.
cruel
Causing or characterized by severe pain, suffering, or distress:
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  1. Causing or characterized by severe pain, suffering, or distress:
  2. Deliberately seeking to inflict pain and suffering; enjoying others' suffering; without mercy or pity
  3. Disposed to inflict pain or suffering:
fierce
Hostile and violent, especially by nature or temperament; ferocious:
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  1. Hostile and violent, especially by nature or temperament; ferocious:
  2. Intense in activity or feeling; vigorous or ardent:
  3. Extremely powerful or destructive:
savage
Fierce; ferocious; untamed
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  1. Fierce; ferocious; untamed
  2. Not domesticated or cultivated; wild:
  3. Cruel; pitiless
vicious
Extremely violent or injurious; cruel:
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  1. Extremely violent or injurious; cruel:
  2. Disposed to violent or destructive behavior:
  3. Severe, powerful, or intense; fierce:
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Sentence Examples

  • The stories of his ferocious savagery exceed belief.

  • After a ferocious contest, the Danes were practically annihilated.

  • Ferocious yells of triumph rang from the mob.

  • They fought with the grey swords, combining the sword dance with hand-to-hand combat moves for a ferocious battle that surprised her.

  • In the early part of his reign he appears, in agreement with the Turkish sultan and the king of Poland, turning out the Hungarian vassal, the ferocious Vlad, from the Walachian throne, and annexing the coast cities of Kilia and Cetatea Alba or Byelgorod, the Turkish Akkerman.

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