feral
Wild; untamedWild; untamed.
» Sami was going after a feral dog.
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8 sensesWild; untamed.
wild and menacing
Wild; untamed.
Of an animal, wild but descended from domestic or captive ancestors; thus, in the wild, although not necessarily of the wild type.
In this region, the wild boars can be dangerous, but (perhaps counterintuitively) the feral hogs can be even worse.
Having the characteristics of an animal; animal-like.
Of a person, contemptible; unruly; misbehaved.
(Internet)Behaving in an out-of-control way due to enthrallment with a certain thought, behavior, person, etc.
(not comparable, slang)That is a feral character; zoomorphic.
Deadly, fatal.
Of or pertaining to the dead, funereal.
Examples
17 sentencesSami was going after a feral dog.
Tom was scratched by a feral cat.
deTom wurde von einer wilden Katze gekratzt. — Waldelfe
Farm cats are usually feral or semi-feral.
Sami fired a shot at a feral dog.
Cookie is a black feral cat with no tail.
Translations
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Origin
From Latin fera (“wild beast”, noun) + -al or Latin ferus (“wild; savage; cruel”, adjectivFrom Latin fera (“wild beast”, noun) + -al or Latin ferus (“wild; savage; cruel”, adjective) + -al. Alternatively, borrowed from Middle French féral or Late Latin ferālis.
From Latin fērālis (“funereal”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s (“god, sacred place”).
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Forms
more feral, most feral| Comparative | more feral Lesson |
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| Superlative | most feral Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
9 synonymsAntonyms
2 antonymsWord family
12 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
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