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feral
1[feer-uhl, fer-]
adjective
existing in a natural state, as animals or plants; not domesticated or cultivated; wild.
having reverted to the wild state, as from domestication.
a pack of feral dogs roaming the woods.
of or characteristic of wild animals; ferocious; brutal.
feral
2[feer-uhl, fer-]
adjective
causing death; fatal.
funereal; gloomy.
feral
1/ ˈfɛr-, ˈfɪərəl /
adjective
Also: ferine.(of animals and plants) existing in a wild or uncultivated state, esp after being domestic or cultivated
Also: ferine.savage; brutal
derogatory(of a person) tending to be interested in environmental issues and having a rugged, unkempt appearance
noun
derogatorya person who displays such tendencies and appearance
slangdisgusting
slangexcellent
feral
2/ ˈfɛr-, ˈfɪərəl /
adjective
astrology associated with death
gloomy; funereal
feral
Existing in a wild or untamed state, either naturally or having returned to such a state from domestication.
Word History and Origins
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Origin of feral2
Word History and Origins
Origin of feral1
Origin of feral2
Example Sentences
I moved to a house in South L.A., the land of feral cats.
One of the stories from this season’s sixth episode, “Lord of the Firesides,” finds the show’s Girl Scout-like troop, the Fireside Girls, going completely feral, like in the famous William Golding novel.
A few weeks prior, a surfer was reportedly accosted by a “feral, almost demonic” sea lion that he said dragged him off his board in Oxnard and stalked him in the water.
Dickinson plays a supporting part in “Urchin” as a feral bum who steals wallets and harangues shopkeepers, but what you really notice is his generous spirit.
It’s tantalizingly oddball and indelicate: a combined daymare and night odyssey that scratches until a feral hidden strength is revealed in the misfit main character, captivatingly played by Indian star Radhika Apte.
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