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superferocious

superferocious adjective: extremely ferocious; of tremendous ferocity.

Adjective

superferocious (comparative more superferocious, superlative most superferocious)

  1. (rare) Extremely ferocious; of tremendous ferocity.
    • Most cacti classed as cholla are a bristling mass of needle-like, spines. The spiny joints, somewhat suggestive of superferocious chestnut burrs, become detached by a mere touch — often from a gently stirring breeze.1941, American Museum of Natural History, Natural History Magazine, Incorporated, Natural History, The American Museum of Natural History, page 131
    • Petty worries and troubles lie far away. Wars are-but a nightmare of the imagination. Nothing matters here except the occasional sting of a superferocious insect and the far-away hoarse calling of a carrion crow.1946, Noel Mostyn Sedgwick, By Covert Field and Marsh, Herbert Jenkins Limited, page 77

Examples of superferocious in a sentence

  • A cat becomes ultraplacid when part of its forebrain is removed, and superferocious when all the forebrain is removed.1948, Collier's, Volume 122, Crowell-Collier Publishing Company, page 93:
  • It was conjectured that the likeliest candidate was the superferocious General Bradley.1950, New Times, Newspaper "Trud", page 17:
  • "Don’t get in one of your superferocious moods, Mrs.1978, Phyllis S. Moore, Williwaw, Breakwater Books, page 164:

Forms of superferocious

comparativemore superferocious
superlativemost superferocious
alternative formsuper-ferocious

Origin of superferocious

From super- + ferocious.

Words formed from superferocious

Questions about superferocious

What does superferocious mean?
Superferocious means extremely ferocious; of tremendous ferocity.
How do you use superferocious in a sentence?
A cat becomes ultraplacid when part of its forebrain is removed, and superferocious when all the forebrain is removed.
What part of speech is superferocious?
Superferocious is an adjective.

Words near superferocious in the dictionary

  1. superfeminisation
  2. superfeminisations
  3. superferal
  4. superfermion
  5. superfermions
  6. superferocious
  7. superferociously
  8. superferociousness
  9. superferocities
  10. superferocity
  11. superferric

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