Read full poem →unwarlike, were easily defeated, and the unfortunate chief, being
captured, was sentenced by his ferocious conqueror to be burned
alive. Being urged as usual, at the stake, to embrace Christianity,
Dictionary Entry
Marked by extreme and violent energy.
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Common Phrases
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Poetry examples for “ferocious”
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Read full poem →High above it, gilt and splendid,
Rose the figure-head ferocious
With its crest of steel.