prae-fĕrox, ōcis, adj.,
very fierce , bold , violent , impetuous , insolent (perh. not ante-Aug.): praeferoces legatos, Liv. 5, 36; Tac. A. 4, 60: praeferocem ingenio, id. H. 4, 32; 4, 23: multiplici successu praeferocem, Suet. Caes. 35.
prae-ferōx ōcis, adj.,very violent, impetuous, insolent: animus, L.: ingenio, Ta. ...
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