fĕrox — Lewis & Short
fĕrox, ōcis (
I 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.