Ferocity: alternatives and connections

The state or quality of being intense; intenseness; extreme degree; as, intensity of heat, cold, mental application, passion, etc.

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The quality or state of being intensive; intensity.

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The state or quality of being savage.

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The state of being savage; savageness; savagism.

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Fierce; savage; wild; indicating cruelty; ravenous; rapacious; as, ferocious look or features; a ferocious lion.

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Fierce; savage; wild; indicating cruelty; ravenous; rapacious; as, ferocious look or features; a ferocious lion.

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A thief.

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The quality pr state of being vehement; impetuous force; impetuosity; violence; fury; as, the vehemence.

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The quality or state of being violent; highly excited action, whether physical or moral; vehemence; impetuosity; force.

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The quality or state of being wild; an uncultivated or untamed state; disposition to rove or go unrestrained; rudeness; savageness; irregularity; dis…

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