Feral Definition

fîrəl, fĕr-
adjective
Untamed; wild.
Webster's New World
Having returned to a wild condition.
Webster's New World
Savage; fierce.
Webster's New World

Wild, untamed, especially of domesticated animals having returned to the wild.

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(of a person) Contemptible, unruly, misbehaved.

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noun
A domesticated animal that has returned to the wild; an animal, particularly a domesticated animal, living independently of humans.
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(Australia, colloquial) A contemptible young person, a lout, a person who behaves wildly.

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(Australia, colloquial) A person who has isolated themselves from the outside world; one living an alternative lifestyle.

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Other Word Forms of Feral

Noun

Singular:
feral
Plural:
ferals

Origin of Feral

  • From Latin fera wild animal from ferus wild ghwer- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French féral, from Latin ferus (“wild”).

    From Wiktionary

Feral Sentence Examples

  • The feral fauna was once rather varied.

  • She barely recognized the feral look on his face, and despair slid through her.

  • Feral pigs are numerous in New Zealand.

  • Seedling plants from the cultivated vines often produce unisexual flowers, thus reverting to the feral type.

  • As for the four-legged ones, they're actually feral hogs – descendents of early livestock that went wild.

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