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"sense": "extremely violent, severe, ferocious or savage",
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"sense": "extremely violent, severe, ferocious or savage",
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"sense": "extremely violent, severe, ferocious or savage",
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"sense": "extremely violent, severe, ferocious or savage",
"word": "دڕ"
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"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "extremely violent, severe, ferocious or savage",
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"sense": "extremely violent, severe, ferocious or savage",
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"code": "la",
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"sense": "extremely violent, severe, ferocious or savage",
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"roman": "žestok",
"sense": "extremely violent, severe, ferocious or savage",
"word": "жесток"
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"sense": "extremely violent, severe, ferocious or savage",
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"code": "ms",
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"sense": "extremely violent, severe, ferocious or savage",
"word": "buas"
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"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "extremely violent, severe, ferocious or savage",
"word": "tainanakia"
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"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"note": "of wind",
"sense": "extremely violent, severe, ferocious or savage",
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"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "extremely violent, severe, ferocious or savage",
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"code": "mi",
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"sense": "extremely violent, severe, ferocious or savage",
"word": "tātāhau"
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"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "extremely violent, severe, ferocious or savage",
"word": "totoa"
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"code": "enm",
"lang": "Middle English",
"sense": "extremely violent, severe, ferocious or savage",
"word": "fers"
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"sense": "extremely violent, severe, ferocious or savage",
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"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "extremely violent, severe, ferocious or savage",
"word": "voldsom"
},
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"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "extremely violent, severe, ferocious or savage",
"word": "ferotge"
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"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "extremely violent, severe, ferocious or savage",
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"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "extremely violent, severe, ferocious or savage",
"word": "fèr"
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"code": "cu",
"lang": "Old Church Slavonic",
"roman": "jarŭ",
"sense": "extremely violent, severe, ferocious or savage",
"word": "ꙗръ"
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"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "darande",
"sense": "extremely violent, severe, ferocious or savage",
"word": "درنده"
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"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "žayân",
"sense": "extremely violent, severe, ferocious or savage",
"word": "ژیان"
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"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "extremely violent, severe, ferocious or savage",
"word": "grausom"
},
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "extremely violent, severe, ferocious or savage",
"word": "zawzięty"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "extremely violent, severe, ferocious or savage",
"word": "feroz"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "extremely violent, severe, ferocious or savage",
"word": "feroce"
},
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"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "extremely violent, severe, ferocious or savage",
"word": "fioros"
},
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"code": "ru",
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"roman": "svirépyj",
"sense": "extremely violent, severe, ferocious or savage",
"word": "свире́пый"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ljútyj",
"sense": "extremely violent, severe, ferocious or savage",
"word": "лю́тый"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "neístovyj",
"sense": "extremely violent, severe, ferocious or savage",
"word": "неи́стовый"
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"code": "sa",
"lang": "Sanskrit",
"roman": "ugrá",
"sense": "extremely violent, severe, ferocious or savage",
"word": "उग्र"
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"code": "sa",
"lang": "Sanskrit",
"roman": "cáṇḍa",
"sense": "extremely violent, severe, ferocious or savage",
"word": "चण्ड"
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"code": "sco",
"lang": "Scots",
"sense": "extremely violent, severe, ferocious or savage",
"word": "fairce"
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{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "extremely violent, severe, ferocious or savage",
"word": "fiadhaich"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "extremely violent, severe, ferocious or savage",
"word": "fiero"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "extremely violent, severe, ferocious or savage",
"word": "feroz"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "extremely violent, severe, ferocious or savage",
"word": "enconado"
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{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "extremely violent, severe, ferocious or savage",
"word": "våldsam"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "extremely violent, severe, ferocious or savage",
"word": "mabangis"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "extremely violent, severe, ferocious or savage",
"word": "vahşi"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "extremely violent, severe, ferocious or savage",
"word": "sert"
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{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "extremely violent, severe, ferocious or savage",
"word": "azılı"
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{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "extremely violent, severe, ferocious or savage",
"word": "azgın"
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"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "ljútyj",
"sense": "extremely violent, severe, ferocious or savage",
"word": "лю́тий"
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"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "extremely violent, severe, ferocious or savage",
"word": "ffyrnig"
},
{
"code": "fy",
"lang": "West Frisian",
"sense": "extremely violent, severe, ferocious or savage",
"word": "fûl"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "buen",
"sense": "resolute or strenuously active",
"word": "буен"
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{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "jarosten",
"sense": "resolute or strenuously active",
"word": "яростен"
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{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "resolute or strenuously active",
"word": "feroç"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "resolute or strenuously active",
"word": "urputný"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "resolute or strenuously active",
"word": "naprostý"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "resolute or strenuously active",
"word": "tapper"
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{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "resolute or strenuously active",
"word": "ihærdig"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "resolute or strenuously active",
"word": "hurja"
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{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "resolute or strenuously active",
"word": "elszánt"
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{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "resolute or strenuously active",
"word": "elkeseredett"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "resolute or strenuously active",
"word": "risoluto"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "resolute or strenuously active",
"word": "impetuoso"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "resolute or strenuously active",
"word": "ferrenho"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "járostnyj",
"sense": "resolute or strenuously active",
"word": "я́ростный"
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{
"code": "sco",
"lang": "Scots",
"sense": "resolute or strenuously active",
"word": "fairce"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "resolute or strenuously active",
"word": "feroz"
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"code": "sv",
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"sense": "resolute or strenuously active",
"word": "tapper"
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "resolute or strenuously active",
"word": "viljestark"
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "resolute or strenuously active",
"word": "resolut"
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{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "resolute or strenuously active",
"word": "aktiv"
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{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "resolute or strenuously active",
"word": "hararetli"
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"code": "fy",
"lang": "West Frisian",
"sense": "resolute or strenuously active",
"word": "fûl"
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{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "zaplašitelen",
"sense": "threatening in appearance or demeanor",
"word": "заплашителен"
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{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "threatening in appearance or demeanor",
"word": "ferotge"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "threatening in appearance or demeanor",
"word": "ohrožující"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "threatening in appearance or demeanor",
"word": "divoký"
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{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "threatening in appearance or demeanor",
"word": "vild"
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{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "threatening in appearance or demeanor",
"word": "frygtindgydende"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "threatening in appearance or demeanor",
"word": "hurja"
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{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "threatening in appearance or demeanor",
"word": "fero"
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "threatening in appearance or demeanor",
"word": "bedrohlich"
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{
"code": "hu",
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"sense": "threatening in appearance or demeanor",
"word": "veszedelmes"
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{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "threatening in appearance or demeanor",
"word": "fenyegető"
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{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "threatening in appearance or demeanor",
"word": "iszonyú"
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{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "threatening in appearance or demeanor",
"word": "wawana"
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"code": "mi",
"english": "referring to the eyes",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "threatening in appearance or demeanor",
"word": "tōtoto"
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{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "threatening in appearance or demeanor",
"word": "rōtari"
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "threatening in appearance or demeanor",
"word": "feroz"
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"code": "ru",
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"sense": "threatening in appearance or demeanor",
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"code": "ru",
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"word": "гро́зный"
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "threatening in appearance or demeanor",
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "threatening in appearance or demeanor",
"word": "hotfull"
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "threatening in appearance or demeanor",
"word": "skrämmande"
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"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "threatening in appearance or demeanor",
"word": "vahşi"
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"code": "tr",
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"sense": "threatening in appearance or demeanor",
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