ferocious Copy link Outline 1. trŭcŭlentus (esp. with ref. to the looks)2. trux, trŭcis (like preced., which is only a strengthened form of it)3. saevus, fĕrus, atrox • ferocious: 1. trŭcŭlentus (esp. with ref. to the looks): f. eyes, t. oculi, Pl.: a f. tigress, f. tigris, Plin.: more f. than a she-bear with cubs, feta truculentior ursa, Ov. Met. 13., 803: Cic.: cf. ferociously. 2. trux, trŭcis (like preced., which is only a strengthened form of it): this grim and f. tribune of the plebs, hic horridus ac t. tribunus plebis, Cic. Agr. 2, 25, 65: a f. face and threatening eyes, t. facies oculique menaces, Lucan: Tac. (freq.) 3. saevus, fĕrus, atrox: v. fierce, cruel, savage. (N.B.--Not ferox, which is rather high-spirited; over-weening: q. v.)