Ferox, ferôcis, pen. prod. om. gen. Salust.Fierce: cruell: vntractable: curste: shrewde: hardy: couragious: atrogant: glorious.Eóne es ferox, quia habes imperium in belluas? Terent.Arte thou therefore so fierce or hastie on men, &c.Ferocem ac arrogantem facit indulgentia.Cic.Stoute and arrogant.Reddit hominem ferociorÊ impotentiorÊqúe victoria.Cic.Nimium vehemens feroxqúe natura homo.Cic.Animi ferox.Tacit.Of fierce courage. Mentis. Ouid.Scelerum.Tacit. Vnda ferocior. Ouid. Ætas ferox. Hor. Animus ferox. Sen. Corda ferocia ponunt. Vir. They nbate their fierce courage.Discordia ferox. Sil. Cruell discorde.Ferocissimæ genres. Plin. Maste hardie and warlike people.Impetus feroces animo geris. Sen. Lacertus ferox.Ouid. Manus ferox. Sen. Populi feroces.Virg. Turmæ feroces. Virg.Vagitus ferox. Claud. Quia recum eram propterea animo eram ferocior.Plaut.I was the more earnest or fierce, &c.Bello erat ille ferox.Ouid. Corde ferox. Sen. Ferox formâ.Plaut.Prowde and glorious of his beautie.Ferox fortunis. Accius. Prowde of his riches and wealth.Robore corporis stolidè ferox.Tacit.Foolishly fierce vppon a pride of his strength.Ferox victoria & viribus. Liuius. Prowde of his victorie and strength.Virture feroci exuperans.Virg.
Lewis and Short: Latin dictionary
fĕrox, ōcis (gen. plur. ferocum, Albin. 1, 275; abl. sing. feroci, Neue, Formenl. 2, 67 sq.), adj. [root in Gr. qh/r, Aeol. fh/r, qhri/on; cf.: ferus, fera; cf. also Zend. dvar, to run, Gr. qrw/skw, qorei=n, Lat. furere], wild, bold, courageous, warlike, spirited, brave, gallant, savage, headstrong, untamable, fierce, insolent (class.; syn.: dirus, ferus, durus, saevus, crudelis; immanis, immitis, barbarus, etc.). I. In a good sense: moechus qui formest ferox, Plaut. Mil. 4, 9, 13: naturā ferox, vehemens, manu promptus erat, Sall. C. 43 fin.; cf.: nimium es vehemens feroxque naturā, Cic. Vat. 2, 4: ferox naturā, Sall. J. 11, 3: vicimus vi feroces, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 82: Aequorum magna gens et ferox, warlike, Cic. Rep. 2, 20: Latium, Hor. C. 1, 35, 10: Roma, id. ib. 3, 3, 44: Parthi, id. ib. 3, 2, 3: Sygambri, id. ib. 4, 2, 34: miles, id. ib. 1, 6, 3: Hector, id. ib. 4, 9, 21: virgo (i. e. Minerva), Mart. 14, 179; cf. Sil. 9, 457: loca amoena, voluptaria facile in otio feroces militum animos molliverat, Sall. C. 11, 5; cf. id. J. 106, 3: ferox bello, Hor. C. 1, 32, 6; cf.: feroces ad bellandum, Liv. 38, 13, 11: adversus pericula ferox, Tac. H. 3, 69 fin.: Triaria ultra feminam ferox, id. ib. 2, 63: vir nobilis ac ferox, id. A. 4, 21.—With gen.: animi, Tac. A. 1, 32. —Sup.: globus ferocissimorum juvenum, Liv. 1, 12, 9: auxiliarii, Tac. H. 2, 24: nullo adversante, cum ferocissimi cecidissent, id. A. 1, 2.II. In a bad sense: equi indomiti, feroces, Plaut. Men. 5, 2, 110: leones, Lucr. 4, 717: aper, Verg. A. 10, 711: indulgentia ferocem fortasse atque arrogantem et infestum facit, Cic. Att. 10, 11, 3: dote fretae, feroces, i. e.
arrogant
, Plaut. Men. 5, 2, 17; cf.: ferox formā, id. Mil. 4, 9, 13; Titin. ap. Non. 305, 6: Numidae secundis rebus feroces, Sall. J. 94, 4; cf.: ferox viribus, Liv. 1, 7, 5; 7, 5, 6: robore corporis stolide ferox, Tac. A. 1, 3: nequicquam Veneris praesidio ferox, Hor. C. 1, 15, 13: sit Medea ferox invictaque, id. A. P. 123: animus ferox inopiā rei familiaris, Sall. C. 5, 7; cf.: quibus aetas animusque ferox erat, id. ib. 38, 1: oculi, Luc. 5, 211: patribus ferox,
haughty toward the senators
, Liv. 7, 40, 8.—Comp.: in bellis civilibus, victoria, etiamsi ad meliores venit, tamen eos ipsos ferociores impotentioresque reddit, Cic. Fam. 4, 9, 3; id. Fragm. ap. Non. 305, 10: et quia tecum eram, propterea animo eram ferocior, Plaut. Mil. 4, 8, 13; id. Rud. 3, 1, 14; Quint. 2, 2, 3. —Sup.: duas ferocissimas affectiones amoris atque odii coërcere, Gell. 1, 3 fin.: bestiae, Vulg. 2 Macc. 11, 9.—(b). With gen.: linguae feroces, Tac. H. 1, 35: ferox scelerum,
eager for
,
prone to crimes
, id. A. 4, 12: deorum Spretor erat mentisque ferox Ixione natus, Ov. M. 8, 614: scelerum, Tac. A. 4, 12.—(g). With in and acc.: ferox in suos erat miles, ignavus in hostes, Amm. 22, 4, 7.—(d). With inf.: ferox est, viginti minas meas tractare sese, Plaut. As. 2, 4, 62: odium renovare ferox, Sil. 11, 8.—Hence, adv.: fĕrōcĭter. 1. (Acc. to I.) Courageously, valorously, bravely: strenue et ferociter facta in bello plura memorari possunt, Liv. 3, 47, 2: adequitare, id. 9, 22, 4: mandata edere, Tac. A. 15, 5.—Comp.: pauci ferocius decernunt, Sall. J. 104, 2.—Sup.: cum quo ferocissime pro Romana societate adversus Punicum foedus steterat, Liv. 23, 8, 3.—2. (Acc. to II.) Fiercely, savagely, insolently: aspere et ferociter et libere dicta, Cic. Planc. 13, 33: increpare, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 58: dictae sententiae, Liv. 2, 55, 11.— Comp.: paulo ferocius (exagitatus), Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 13, 2.—Sup.: obloqui, Curt. 10, 2 fin.