a. [ L. ferax, -acis, fr. ferre to bear. ] Fruitful; producing abundantly. [ R. ] Thomson. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. ferox, -ocis, fierce: cf. F. féroce. See Ferocity. ] Fierce; savage; wild; indicating cruelty; ravenous; rapacious;
The humbled power of a ferocious enemy. Lowth.
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n. the trait of extreme cruelty.
It [ Christianity ] has adapted the ferociousness of war. Blair. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. ferox, -ocis, fierce: cf. F. féroce. See Ferocity. ] Fierce; savage; wild; indicating cruelty; ravenous; rapacious;
The humbled power of a ferocious enemy. Lowth.
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n. the trait of extreme cruelty.
It [ Christianity ] has adapted the ferociousness of war. Blair. [ 1913 Webster ]