ferociously

ferociously
adverb wild
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fe·ro·cious·ly
[fəˈrəʊʃəsli, AM -ˈroʊ-]
adv
1. (fiercely) wild
to criticize sb/sth \ferociously jdn/etw heftig kritisieren
to defend sb/sth \ferociously jdn/etw erbittert verteidigen
to snarl \ferociously grimmig fauchen
2. esp BRIT (hum: fast) wie wild fam
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[fə'rəʊʃəslɪ]
adv
1) (= violently) hit, fight, resist, argue heftig; criticize, attack aufs schärfste or Schärfste; glare grimmig; bark, roar wütend

ferociously determined — wild entschlossen

the market is ferociously competitive — auf dem Markt herrscht ein gnadenloser Wettbewerb

2) (emph: extremely) tough, difficult äußerst
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adv.
grausam adv.
wild adv.

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