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(adj)
Exceedingly violent, severe, ferocious, cruel or savage.
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Feeling great anger; raging; violent.
Involving physical conflict.
Fierce and ferocious.
Tenacious, energetic, spunky.
Violent, destructive and cruel.
Savagely violent, vicious, ruthless, or cruel, often in an unintelligent manner.
Very bad or intense.
Unpleasantly rough to the touch or other senses.
Showing strong feelings; passionate; forceful or intense.
Brutal; cruel; fierce; ferocious; savage; pitiless, without intelligence or reason.
Having an acrid taste (usually from a basic substance).
Tyrannical or exercising unjust power.
(of material or fluid) Solid and firm.
Lewd, immoral; sexually open, unchaste.
Wild; untamed.
Uncivilized, uncultured.
of or relating to a barbarian; uncivilized, uncultured or uncouth
Of a characteristic: extreme or very high or strong in degree; severe; also, excessive, towering.
(of a material) Strong and resilient; sturdy.
Achieved through a large effort.
Bad, evil or villainous.
(of an object) Rigid; hard to bend; inflexible.
Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open.
(loosely) Possessing power, might, or strength.
Intentionally causing or reveling in pain and suffering; merciless, heartless.
(of any physical thing) Having great weight.
stubbornly persevering, steadfast
Without pity or compassion; cruel, pitiless.
Occurring for no particular reason; haphazard, unpredictable.
Unwilling to compromise or moderate a position; unreasonable.
Mutually destructive; most often applied to warfare.
Alternative spelling of cutthroat. [Involving the cutting of throats.]
Unremitting, steady and persistent.
Having a slope, whether shallow, steep, or intermediate.
Thirsty for blood: inexorably violent or eager for bloodshed; murderous.
(literally and figuratively) Beast-like.
(figuratively) Lacking emotion or compunction.
Untamed; not domesticated.
Possessed of great wrath; very angry.
Characterized by aggression; highly combative; prone to behave in a way that involves attacking (especially if unjustly) or arguing.
Wild, uncontrolled, especially of animals not domesticated or trained to human contact.
Living by preying on other living animals.
Eager or quick to argue, fight or start a conflict.
(by extension) Furious; raging; extremely violent.
(of a person) In a state of rage; in a state of extreme, often uncontrollable, anger.
Synonym of threatening in its various senses.
(chiefly dialectal, Scotland) Causing or arousing anger; vexatious; irritating
Characterised or marked by fury; furious
Continual or successive; unceasing.
(figurative) Marked by extreme anger or fury.
In a state of panic, worry, frenzy, or rush.
(rare) Full of rage; furious.
Frenzied and frantic, harried; having extreme enthusiasm or energy.
(rare) Excessively fierce; overly ferocious.
Terminating in a point or edge, especially one that can cut or pierce easily; not dull, obtuse, or rounded.
(rare) Extremely ferocious; of tremendous ferocity.
Aggressively vigorous or forceful.
Violating morality or decency; provoking indignation or affront.
(figurative) lively, spirited, or frenzied due to being ardent, passionate, and zealous.
Very unpleasant; disagreeable.
(of a task) Requiring great exertion; very laborious.
full of rage, enraged
(UK, regional) fierce; violent
raging; rabid
Of or pertaining to a volcano or volcanoes.
(obsolete) wild like a beast; fierce or ferocious
Characterized by sudden violence or vehemence.
Extremely angry; furious.
Having a glaring expression suggesting madness or terror.
Furiously, injuriously, or maniacally violent or out of control.
Of wind: blowing in gusts; blustery; tempestuous.
Characterised by force or vigour; full of energy; lively, vigorous, furious.
(n)
A surname.
Marked by harsh abuse; abusive, often with ranting or railing.
(medicine) Of a disease or disease-causing agent: malignant, able to cause damage to the host.
A loud, deep, prolonged sound, as of a large beast; a roar.
Changing; active; in motion.
(informal) Extreme or intense in degree.
A fiery pain.
Alternative form of frenetic. [Frenzied and frantic, harried; having extreme enthusiasm or energy.]
Extremely angry; wrathful; enraged.
(of a person) Pompous or arrogant, especially in one's speech; given to outbursts.
Of tremendous intensity, heat (thermal energy) or fervor; white-hot.
Vigorous, energetic, or dynamic.
cooking food quickly at high temperature
Characterized by, or proceeding from, a storm; subject to storms; agitated with strong winds and heavy rain.
Violent and boisterous; unruly.
Possessing great physical or political power.
Having a strong or far-reaching effect; extreme, severe.
Full of energy; exuberant; noisy.
In the greatest or highest degree; intense.
Excessively violent.
Characterised or marked by roaring.
(informal) Full of rage; very angry; furious.
(informal) Emotionally charged, especially with anger or enthusiasm.
Extremely energetic.
Becoming very vocal or even violent when angered or frustrated.
Extremely violent; of utmost violence.