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ferocious
Extremely aggressive or violent:
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  1. Extremely aggressive or violent:
  2. Extremely powerful or destructive:
  3. Extreme in activity or feeling; intense:
wild
Deviating greatly from an intended course; erratic:
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  1. Deviating greatly from an intended course; erratic:
  2. Full of, marked by, or suggestive of strong, uncontrolled emotion:
  3. Based on little or no evidence or probability; unfounded:
savage
Wild, uncultivated, rugged, etc.
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  1. Wild, uncultivated, rugged, etc.
  2. Without civilization; primitive; barbarous
  3. Not domesticated or cultivated; wild:
furious
Very great; intense
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  1. Very great; intense
  2. Full of intensity; energetic or fierce:
  3. Full of fury or wild rage; violently angry
enraged
Angered, made furious, made full of rage.
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  1. Angered, made furious, made full of rage.
raging
Remarkable; extraordinary:
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  1. Remarkable; extraordinary:
  2. Very active and unpredictable; volatile:
impetuous
Having or marked by violent force:
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  1. Having or marked by violent force:
  2. (Now Rare) Moving with great force or violence; having great impetus; rushing; furious
  3. Acting or done quickly with little or inadequate thought.
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.
angry
Indicative of or resulting from anger:
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  1. Indicative of or resulting from anger:
  2. Having a menacing aspect; threatening:
  3. Feeling or showing anger; incensed or enraged:
passionate
Arising from or marked by passion:
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  1. Arising from or marked by passion:
  2. Having or showing strong feelings; full of passion
  3. Resulting from, expressing, or tending to arouse strong feeling; ardent; intense; impassioned
primitive
Of or created by an artist without formal training; simple or naive in style.
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  1. Of or created by an artist without formal training; simple or naive in style.
  2. Of or relating to a nonindustrial, often tribal culture, especially one that is characterized by an absence of literacy and a low level of economic or technological complexity:
  3. Regarded as having changed little in evolutionary history. Not in scientific use:
uncivilized
Crude, barbarous, wild, uncultured.
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  1. Crude, barbarous, wild, uncultured.
  2. Used to describe behaviours deemed savage or inappropriate.
  3. Used to describe people who display a marked lack of manners as defined by a given culture.
brutish
Rough; uncivilized:
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  1. Rough; uncivilized:
  2. Crude in feeling or manner.
  3. Of or like a brute; savage, gross, stupid, sensual, irrational, etc.
feral
Untamed; wild
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  1. Untamed; wild
  2. Having returned to a wild condition
  3. Of or suggestive of a wild animal; savage:
animal
Relating to the physical as distinct from the rational or spiritual nature of people:
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  1. Relating to the physical as distinct from the rational or spiritual nature of people:
  2. Relating to, characteristic of, or derived from an animal or animals, especially when not human:
  3. Any of the multicellular organisms belonging to the kingdom Animalia. All animals are eukaryotes, with each of their cells having a nucleus containing DNA. Most animals develop from a blastula and have a digestive tract, nervous system, the ability to move voluntarily, and specialized sensory organs for recognizing and responding to stimuli in the environment. Animals are heterotrophs, feeding on plants, other animals, or organic matter. The first animals probably evolved from protists and appeared during the Precambrian Era.
raving
Exciting admiration:
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  1. Exciting admiration:
  2. (Informal) Exciting great admiration or praise; notable
  3. Talking or behaving irrationally; wild:
terrible
Causing great fear or alarm; dreadful:
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  1. Causing great fear or alarm; dreadful:
  2. Extremely formidable:
  3. Unpleasant; disagreeable:
fearsome
(Now Rare) Frightened; timid
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  1. (Now Rare) Frightened; timid
  2. Causing fear; dreadful; horrible
  3. Frightening, especially in appearance.
awful
Very bad, ugly, unpleasant, etc.
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  1. Very bad, ugly, unpleasant, etc.
  2. (Informal) Great
  3. Filled with awe, especially:
venomous
Malicious; spiteful:
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  1. Malicious; spiteful:
  2. (Zool.) Having a poison gland or glands and able to inflict a poisonous wound by biting or stinging
  3. Full of or containing venom:
bold
Unduly forward and brazen; impudent:
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  1. Unduly forward and brazen; impudent:
  2. Requiring or exhibiting courage or daring:
  3. Strong or pronounced; prominent:
malevolent
Having a harmful influence:
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  1. Having a harmful influence:
  2. Wishing evil or harm to others; having or showing ill will; malicious
malign
Showing ill will; malicious
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  1. Showing ill will; malicious
  2. Intending or threatening harm or ill will; malevolent:
  3. Evil or harmful in nature or effect:
brutal
Like a brute; cruel and unfeeling; savage, violent, ruthless, etc.
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  1. Like a brute; cruel and unfeeling; savage, violent, ruthless, etc.
  2. (Obs.) Of or belonging to beasts; animal
  3. Plain and direct, although distressing in effect
cruel
Disposed to inflict pain or suffering:
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  1. Disposed to inflict pain or suffering:
  2. Causing, or of a kind to cause, pain, distress, etc.
  3. Deliberately seeking to inflict pain and suffering; enjoying others' suffering; without mercy or pity
merciless
Having no mercy; cruel.
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  1. Having no mercy; cruel.
  2. Showing no mercy; cruel and pitiless
  3. Without mercy; having, feeling, or showing no mercy; pitiless, cruel, implacable, etc.
ruthless
Having no compassion or pity; merciless:
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  1. Having no compassion or pity; merciless:
  2. Having or showing no pity; merciless; relentless
  3. Without pity or compassion; cruel, pitiless.
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.
bloody
Accompanied by or giving rise to bloodshed:
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  1. Accompanied by or giving rise to bloodshed:
  2. Of, like, or containing blood
  3. Involving bloodshed; with much killing or wounding
murderous
Capable of, guilty of, or intending murder:
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  1. Capable of, guilty of, or intending murder:
  2. (Informal) Capable of devastating or overwhelming:
  3. (Informal) Very difficult, disagreeable, dangerous, trying, etc.
sanguinary
Accompanied by bloodshed.
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  1. Accompanied by bloodshed.
  2. Eager for bloodshed; bloodthirsty.
  3. Accompanied by much bloodshed or carnage
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
aggressive
Inclined to behave in an actively hostile fashion:
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  1. Inclined to behave in an actively hostile fashion:
  2. Full of enterprise and initiative; bold and active; pushing
  3. Fast growing; tending to spread quickly and invade:
hostile
Of or characteristic of an enemy; warlike
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  1. Of or characteristic of an enemy; warlike
  2. Of, relating to, or characteristic of an enemy:
  3. Feeling or showing enmity or ill will:
violent
Caused by unexpected force or injury rather than by natural causes:
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  1. Caused by unexpected force or injury rather than by natural causes:
  2. Characterized by extreme emotion, especially anger:
  3. Causing or intending to cause damage, injury, or death, often when involving great force:
monstrous
Having the character or appearance of a monster
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  1. Having the character or appearance of a monster
  2. Extremely immoral or cruel:
  3. Very unnatural or abnormal in shape, type, or character
rough
Difficult to endure or live through, especially because of harsh or inclement weather:
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  1. Difficult to endure or live through, especially because of harsh or inclement weather:
  2. Difficult to travel over or through:
  3. Regarded as being risky, dangerous, offensive, etc., often as a result of lacking in conventional social controls
grim
Fierce; cruel; savage
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  1. Fierce; cruel; savage
  2. Repellent or horrifying:
  3. Hard and unyielding; relentless; stern; resolute
vicious
Extremely violent or injurious; cruel:
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  1. Extremely violent or injurious; cruel:
  2. Marked by an aggressive disposition. Used chiefly of animals.
  3. Severe, powerful, or intense; fierce:
dangerous
Involving or filled with danger; perilous.
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  1. Involving or filled with danger; perilous.
  2. Being able or likely to do harm.
  3. Full of danger; likely to cause injury, pain, etc.; unsafe; perilous
frenzied
Affected with or marked by frenzy; frantic:
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  1. Affected with or marked by frenzy; frantic:
  2. In a state of hurry, panic or wild activity.
mad
Marked by a lack of restraint, especially by extreme excitement, confusion, or agitation:
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  1. Marked by a lack of restraint, especially by extreme excitement, confusion, or agitation:
  2. Temporarily or apparently deranged by violent sensations, emotions, or ideas:
  3. Exhibiting uncharacteristic aggressiveness, especially as a result of rabies, spongiform encephalopathy, or another neurological disease. Used of animals:
insane
Having been determined to be in a condition that meets the legal definition of insanity.
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  1. Having been determined to be in a condition that meets the legal definition of insanity.
  2. (Informal) Very foolish, excessive, fantastic, etc.
  3. Intended for use by such persons:
desperate
Suffering or driven by great need or distress:
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  1. Suffering or driven by great need or distress:
  2. Extremely intense:
  3. Offering so little chance, as for improvement, as to cause despair; extremely dangerous or serious
ravening
Greedily searching for prey
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  1. Greedily searching for prey
  2. Voracious and greedy.
frantic
Wild with anger, pain, worry, etc.; frenzied
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  1. Wild with anger, pain, worry, etc.; frenzied
  2. Characterized by rapid and disordered or nervous activity:
  3. Marked by frenzy; resulting from wild emotion
wrathful
Resulting from, characterized by, or expressing wrath
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  1. Resulting from, characterized by, or expressing wrath
  2. Full of or characterized by wrath; fiercely angry.
irate
Angry; wrathful; incensed
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  1. Angry; wrathful; incensed
  2. Full of or characterized by extreme anger; enraged.
rabid
Violent; raging
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  1. Violent; raging
  2. Fanatic or unreasonably zealous in beliefs, opinions, or pursuits
  3. Extremely zealous or enthusiastic; fanatical:
virulent
Characterized by, causing, or promoting the rapid onset of severe illness. Used of a disease or toxin.
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  1. Characterized by, causing, or promoting the rapid onset of severe illness. Used of a disease or toxin.
  2. (Med.) Violent and rapid in its course; highly malignant
  3. Able to overcome the natural defenses of the host; highly infectious
fanatical
Unreasonably enthusiastic; overly zealous
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  1. Unreasonably enthusiastic; overly zealous
  2. Possessed with or motivated by excessive, irrational zeal.
  3. Having an extreme, irrational zeal or enthusiasm for a specific cause
bestial
Of beasts or lower animals
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  1. Of beasts or lower animals
  2. Marked by brutality or depravity; brutal or depraved:
  3. Like a beast in qualities or behavior; brutish or savage; brutal, coarse, vile, etc.
tigerish
Having the characteristics of a tiger
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  1. Having the characteristics of a tiger
barbarous
Characteristic of barbarians; primitive or lacking in civilization
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  1. Characteristic of barbarians; primitive or lacking in civilization
  2. Uncultured, crude, coarse, rough, etc.
  3. Marked by the use or occurrence of barbarisms in spoken or written language.
hard
Harsh or severe in effect or intention:
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  1. Harsh or severe in effect or intention:
  2. Difficult to endure; causing hardship or suffering:
  3. Oppressive or unjust in nature or effect:
tough
Practical and realistic rather than emotional or sentimental
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  1. Practical and realistic rather than emotional or sentimental
  2. Hard to convince or influence; stubborn
  3. Hard to cut or chew:
hard-boiled
Unsentimental and practical; tough.
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  1. Unsentimental and practical; tough.
  2. Of or designating a style of genre fiction dealing in a straightforward, cynical way with criminals, detectives, etc.
  3. (Informal) Not affected by sentiment, pity, etc.; tough; callous
boisterous
(Obs.) Rough, coarse, or bulky
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  1. (Obs.) Rough, coarse, or bulky
  2. Rough and stormy; violent:
  3. Rough and stormy; turbulent
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. Characterized by extreme emotion, especially anger:
  3. Caused by unexpected force or injury rather than by natural causes:
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.
threatening
Presenting a threat; menacing; frightening.
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  1. Presenting a threat; menacing; frightening.
  2. Gving warning signs of bad weather:
  3. Causing the feeling that one's power, social standing, or self-esteem is in danger of being diminished:
severe
Extremely difficult to perform or endure; trying:
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  1. Extremely difficult to perform or endure; trying:
  2. Very dangerous or harmful; grave or grievous:
  3. Unsparing, harsh, or strict, as in treatment of others:
stormy
Subject to, characterized by, or affected by storms; tempestuous.
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  1. Subject to, characterized by, or affected by storms; tempestuous.
  2. Characterized by violent emotions, passions, speech, or actions:
  3. Violent, raging, turbulent, etc.
thunderous
Very loud; suggestive of thunder
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  1. Very loud; suggestive of thunder
  2. Full of or making thunder
  3. Producing thunder or a similar sound.
howling
Desolate; dreary:
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  1. Desolate; dreary:
  2. (Slang) Very great; tremendous:
  3. Marked by the sound of howling:
inclement
Showing no clemency; unmerciful.
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  1. Showing no clemency; unmerciful.
  2. Lacking mercy or leniency; harsh
  3. Rough; severe; stormy
tumultuous
Full of or characterized by tumult; wild and noisy; uproarious
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  1. Full of or characterized by tumult; wild and noisy; uproarious
  2. Characterized by mental or emotional agitation:
  3. Causing tumult
turbulent
Violently agitated; tumultuous
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  1. Violently agitated; tumultuous
  2. Full of commotion or wild disorder
  3. Marked by or causing turmoil; unruly or boisterous
uncontrolled
Not controlled
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  1. Not controlled
  2. Not under control, discipline, or governance.
unbridled
Not wearing or not fitted with a bridle:
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  1. Not wearing or not fitted with a bridle:
  2. Unrestrained; uncontrolled
  3. Without restraint or boundary
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:
raging
Remarkable; extraordinary:
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  1. Remarkable; extraordinary:
  2. Very active and unpredictable; volatile:
blustering
Pompous or arrogant in one's speech or bearing.
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  1. Pompous or arrogant in one's speech or bearing.
  2. Engaged in the process of blustering.
cyclonic
Of, pertaining to, or resembling a cyclone.
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  1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling a cyclone.
  2. (Meteorology) Rotating in the same direction as the Earth i.e. anticlockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.
torrential
Like a torrent, as in violence or copiousness
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  1. Like a torrent, as in violence or copiousness
  2. Resulting from the action of fast-flowing streams:
  3. Of, having the nature of, or produced by, a torrent
frightful
(Informal) Excessive; extreme:
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  1. (Informal) Excessive; extreme:
  2. Shocking; terrible
  3. Causing disgust or shock; horrifying.
fearful
Extreme, as in degree or extent. Used especially of something negative:
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  1. Extreme, as in degree or extent. Used especially of something negative:
  2. Indicating anxiety or fear:
  3. Causing or capable of causing fear; frightening:
lowering
Scowling; frowning darkly
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  1. Scowling; frowning darkly
  2. That lowers or frowns.
  3. Dark, as if about to rain or snow; overcast
destructive
Merely negative; not helpful
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  1. Merely negative; not helpful
  2. Causing or producing destruction; destroying
  3. Tending or likely to cause destruction
hellish
Of, resembling, or worthy of hell; fiendish.
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  1. Of, resembling, or worthy of hell; fiendish.
  2. Highly unpleasant:
  3. Very unpleasant; detestable
rip-roaring
(Slang) Boisterous; uproarious
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  1. (Slang) Boisterous; uproarious
  2. Noisy, lively, and exciting.
ardent
Displaying or characterized by strong enthusiasm or devotion; fervent:
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  1. Displaying or characterized by strong enthusiasm or devotion; fervent:
  2. Expressing or characterized by warmth of feeling; passionate:
  3. Glowing; shining:
fervent
Having or showing great warmth of feeling; intensely devoted or earnest; ardent
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  1. Having or showing great warmth of feeling; intensely devoted or earnest; ardent
  2. Extremely hot; glowing.
deep
Far distant down or in:
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  1. Far distant down or in:
  2. Very absorbed or involved:
  3. Coming from or penetrating to a depth:
acute
High in pitch; shrill:
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  1. High in pitch; shrill:
  2. Reacting readily to stimuli or impressions; sensitive:
  3. Narrowly pointed; sharp:
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
Of or resembling a beast:
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  1. Of or resembling a beast:
  2. Of beasts or lower animals
  3. Marked by brutality or depravity; brutal or depraved:
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
ferocious
Extremely powerful or destructive:
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  1. Extremely powerful or destructive:
  2. Extremely aggressive or violent:
  3. Fierce; savage; violently cruel
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:
ferocious
Extreme in activity or feeling; intense:
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  1. Extreme in activity or feeling; intense:
  2. Extremely powerful or destructive:
  3. Fierce; savage; violently cruel
savage
Without civilization; primitive; barbarous
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  1. Without civilization; primitive; barbarous
  2. Not domesticated or cultivated; wild:
  3. Cruel; pitiless
vicious
Severe, powerful, or intense; fierce:
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  1. Severe, powerful, or intense; fierce:
  2. Disposed to violent or destructive behavior:
  3. Extremely violent or injurious; cruel:
furious
Very great; intense
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  1. Very great; intense
  2. Full of or characterized by extreme anger; raging.
  3. Full of intensity; energetic or fierce:
heavy
Steeply inclined
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  1. Steeply inclined
  2. Sharply inclined; steep:
  3. Having relatively high density; having a high specific gravity.
high
Far or farther from a reference point:
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  1. Far or farther from a reference point:
  2. Advanced in development or complexity:
  3. Serious; grave:
strong
Having or showing ability or achievement in a specified field:
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  1. Having or showing ability or achievement in a specified field:
  2. Having a high concentration of an essential or active ingredient:
  3. (Chem.) Having a high ion concentration, as certain acids and bases
desperate
Extremely intense:
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  1. Extremely intense:
  2. Offering so little chance, as for improvement, as to cause despair; extremely dangerous or serious
  3. Nearly hopeless; critical:
furious
Moving violently; violently overpowering
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  1. Moving violently; violently overpowering
  2. Full of intensity; energetic or fierce:
  3. Full of or characterized by extreme anger; raging.
intense
Possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to an extreme degree:
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  1. Possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to an extreme degree:
  2. Involving or showing strain or extreme effort:
  3. Deeply felt; profound:
terrible
Unpleasant; disagreeable:
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  1. Unpleasant; disagreeable:
  2. Extreme; intense; severe
  3. Extremely formidable:
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
Characterized by or displaying physical violence:
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  1. Characterized by or displaying physical violence:
  2. Intense or extreme, especially in emotion:
  3. Very forceful:
heavy
Designating, of, or equipped with massive or relatively heavy weapons, armor, etc.
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  1. Designating, of, or equipped with massive or relatively heavy weapons, armor, etc.
  2. Too dense or rich to digest easily:
  3. Lacking vitality; deficient in vivacity or grace:
intense
Possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to an extreme degree:
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  1. Possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to an extreme degree:
  2. Extreme in degree, strength, or size:
  3. Involving or showing strain or extreme effort:
intensive
Possessing or requiring to a high degree. Often used in combination:
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  1. Possessing or requiring to a high degree. Often used in combination:
  2. Relating to or being a method especially of land cultivation intended to increase the productivity of a fixed area by means of an increase in capital and labor.
  3. Of or characterized by intensity; thorough, profound, and intense; concentrated or exhaustive
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  • I do not love fierce animals.

  • I read in my book about large, fierce animals.

  • When the fear finally subsided, in its wake was a fierce determination.

  • They entered, and she looked up at him, afraid to address the fierce warrior.

  • Fierce is much cross and strong and very hungry.

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