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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
- Alsoferine (of animals and plants) existing in a wild or uncultivated state, esp after being domestic or cultivated
- Alsoferine savage; brutal
- derogatory.(of a person) tending to be interested in environmental issues and having a rugged, unkempt appearance
noun
- derogatory.a person who displays such tendencies and appearance
- slang.disgusting
- slang.excellent
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.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of feral1
Origin of feral2
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of feral1
Origin of feral2
Example Sentences
In March, a “feral, almost demonic” sea lion attacked a surfer in Ventura County.
OC Community Cats, a nonprofit organization that aims to help manage Orange County’s stray and feral cat population, posted about the event but told The Times it was not the main organizer.
“I told you I was feral,” he said, seething.
"It looked possessed," Mr LaMendola wrote in a Facebook post, saying the animal involved in the encounter just north of Los Angeles was "feral, almost demonic".
There were, famously, feral cats roaming the complex.
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