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- Dictionaryferal/ˈfɛrəl/
adjective
- 1. (especially of an animal) in a wild state, especially after escape from captivity or domestication: "a feral cat" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. a person with an unconventional appearance and lifestyle, and anti-establishment views: derogatory Australian "we expected bearded ferals chaining themselves to trees in protest"
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FERAL definition: 1. existing in a wild state, especially describing an animal that was previously kept by people…. Learn more.
The meaning of FERAL is of, relating to, or suggestive of a wild beast. How to use feral in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Feral.
If you describe something or someone as feral, you mean that they seem wild, fierce, and uncontrolled. [ literary ] ...the prowling, feral guitars underpinned by metronomic drum beats.
Feral definition: existing in a natural state, as animals or plants; not domesticated or cultivated; wild.. See examples of FERAL used in a sentence.
FERAL meaning: 1. existing in a wild state, especially describing an animal that was previously kept by people…. Learn more.
Feral is often used to describe a wild, untamed animal, like the feral cat with its claws and sharp teeth menacingly bared, ready to strike. Qualities that are similar to a wild animal can also be called feral .
(of animals) living wild, especially after escaping from life as a pet or on a farm. feral cats (figurative) He looked at me with a feral grin (= like a wild animal).
1. a. Having returned to an untamed state from domestication: a pack of feral dogs. b. Existing in a wild or untamed state. 2. Of or suggestive of a wild animal; savage: a feral grin. [From Latin fera, wild animal, from ferus, wild; see ghwer- in Indo-European roots .] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
A domesticated animal that has returned to the wild; an animal, particularly a domesticated animal, living independently of humans. Wiktionary (Australia, colloquial) A contemptible young person, a lout , a person who behaves wildly.
feral meaning, definition, what is feral: feral animals used to live with humans b...: Learn more.
