Vigorous vs Ferocious - What's the difference?
vigorous | ferocious |
Marked by extreme and violent energy.
* {{quote-news
, year=2011
, date=October 1
, author=Tom Fordyce
, title=Rugby World Cup 2011: England 16-12 Scotland
, work=BBC Sport
Extreme or intense.
As adjectives the difference between vigorous and ferocious
is that vigorous is physically strong and active while ferocious is marked by extreme and violent energy.ferocious
English
Adjective
(en adjective)citation, page= , passage=Scotland needed a victory by eight points to have a realistic chance of progressing to the knock-out stages, and for long periods of a ferocious contest looked as if they might pull it off.}}