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feral

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[ feer-uhl, fer- ]

adjective

  1. existing in a natural state, as animals or plants; not domesticated or cultivated; wild.
  2. having reverted to the wild state, as from domestication:

    a pack of feral dogs roaming the woods.

  3. of or characteristic of wild animals; ferocious; brutal.


feral

2

[ feer-uhl, fer- ]

adjective

  1. causing death; fatal.
  2. funereal; gloomy.

feral

1

/ ˈfɛr-; ˈfɪərəl /

adjective

  1. Alsoferine (of animals and plants) existing in a wild or uncultivated state, esp after being domestic or cultivated
  2. Alsoferine savage; brutal
  3. derogatory.
    (of a person) tending to be interested in environmental issues and having a rugged, unkempt appearance
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. derogatory.
    a person who displays such tendencies and appearance
  2. slang.
    disgusting
  3. slang.
    excellent
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

feral

2

/ ˈfɛr-; ˈfɪərəl /

adjective

  1. astrology associated with death
  2. gloomy; funereal
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

feral

  1. Existing in a wild or untamed state, either naturally or having returned to such a state from domestication.
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of feral1

First recorded in 1595–1605; from Medieval Latin, Late Latin ڱ “bestial, wild,” from Latin fer(a) “wild beast” + - -al 1

Origin of feral2

First recorded in 1615–25; from Latin ŧ “of the dead, funerary, fatal”
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of feral1

C17: from Medieval Latin ڱ , from Latin fera a wild beast, from ferus savage

Origin of feral2

C17: from Latin ŧ relating to corpses; perhaps related to ferre to carry
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In March, a “feral, almost demonic” sea lion attacked a surfer in Ventura County.

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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.

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“I told you I was feral,” he said, seething.

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"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".

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There were, famously, feral cats roaming the complex.

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