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Antonyms for ferociously

Grammar : Adv

Spell : fuh-roh-shuhs

Phonetic Transcription : fəˈroʊ ʃəs

Definition of ferociously

Origin : 1640s, from Latin ferocis, oblique case of ferox "fierce, wild-looking" (see ferocity). Related: Ferociously; ferociousness.

As in insanely : adv extremely
As in brutally : adv cruelly, without remorse
As in viciously : adv cruelly
As in wildly : adv uncontrollably
As in fiercely : adv violently, menacingly
As in amuck : adv crazily
As in hard : adv with great force

Example sentences :

In the meantime, the wounded beast was snapping and snarling most ferociously.
Extract from : « The Rover Boys on Snowshoe Island » by Edward Stratemeyer

It was the terrier who had ferociously attacked the lion, and the lion was charmed.
Extract from : « Memoirs » by Charles Godfrey Leland

Society punished it ferociously and justly, in self-defence.
Extract from : « The Education of Henry Adams » by Henry Adams

Adam spun on him ferociously, raising a heavy hand in threat.
Extract from : « Rebels of the Red Planet » by Charles Louis Fontenay

They came at us ferociously, and nearly broke through our line.
Extract from : « The Cryptogram » by William Murray Graydon

It was a ferociously hot day at the beginning of the summer vac.
Extract from : « Boycotted » by Talbot Baines Reed

The next instant he took the string into his mouth and bit it ferociously.
Extract from : « The Biography of a Prairie Girl » by Eleanor Gates

"Well, don't you try and make fun o' me," said Mr. Russell, ferociously.
Extract from : « Dialstone Lane, Complete » by W.W. Jacobs

He clinched his two fists and shook them ferociously at Miss Martha.
Extract from : « Sixes and Sevens » by O. Henry

Yet she must have had a ferociously arduous time in learning how not to cook.
Extract from : « Wanted: A Cook » by Alan Dale

Synonyms for ferociously

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