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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
- astrology associated with death
- gloomy; funereal
feral
2/ ˈfɪərəl; ˈfɛr- /
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
/ fîr′əl,fĕr′- /
- Existing in a wild or untamed state, either naturally or having returned to such a state from domestication.
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Example Sentences
Rather, she shows us: that spandex clad ass twerking in the jungle, surrounded by a feral pack of similarly well fed asses?
At the same time, playing an animal does require more feral-ness, so to speak.
The “Aduba double-take,” a phenomenon that fans of the show often fall victim to, is truly a testament to her feral performance.
But then, with their contorted physiques and feral grimaces they speak directly to the Basquiats.
Devastated, she climbed with feral intensity, hoping the baby might spontaneously abort.
How again does it explain reversion to long-lost characters and the resumption of feral characteristics?
In a feral state he would doubtless have left the herd and become a solitary wanderer.
An old hunter then mounted a tame elephant, went up to the feral one, seized his ear and ordered him to lie down.
Furthermore, they are all comparatively large, and if they ever become feral in England, it will not be for many years to come.
The bright feral light of the super-mongoose's eyes seemed to lance at Sowles, like an infra-red flash.
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