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Definition of Ferociousness
1. Noun. The trait of extreme cruelty.
Generic synonyms: Cruelness, Cruelty, Harshness
Derivative terms: Brutal, Ferocious, Vicious, Vicious, Vicious
Definition of Ferociousness
1. Noun. The quality of being ferocious; ferocity ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ferociousness
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ferociousness
Literary usage of Ferociousness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History, Civil and Commercial, of the British Colonies in the West Indies by Bryan Edwards, Daniel M'Kinnen (1806)
"Their ferociousness of disposition displayed by an account of the negro rebellion
in Jamaica in 1160.—Their national manners ..."
2. A History of the Earth and Animated Nature ...: With Numerous Notes from the by Oliver Goldsmith (1857)
"This, though a very large fish, possesses none of the voracity and ferociousness
that mark the generality of the shark tribe. ..."
3. History of the Early Missions in Western Canada by William Richard Harris (1893)
"When it became a question of revenging themselves on their enemies, cruelty itself
assumed a ferociousness that was frightful in the extreme. ..."
4. Lectures on the science of human life by Sylvester Graham (1854)
"... without ever being permitted to taste of flesh, becomes remarkably gentle,
and manifests none of that ferociousness which is common to its species ..."
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