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Feral definition

fîrəl, fĕr-
Existing in a wild or untamed state.
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Having returned to an untamed state from domestication.

A pack of feral dogs.

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The definition of feral is something or someone in a wild state or resembling a wild animal.

An example of something that would be described as feral is an undomesticated cat that scratches and claws if you come near it.

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Existing in a wild or untamed state.
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Having returned to an untamed state from domestication.
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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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(Australia, colloquial) A contemptible young person, a lout, a person who behaves wildly.
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Of or suggestive of a wild animal; savage.

A feral grin.

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Savage; fierce.
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Untamed; wild.
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Having returned to a wild condition.
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Existing in a wild or untamed state, either naturally or having returned to such a state from domestication.
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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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A domesticated animal that has returned to the wild; an animal, particularly a domesticated animal, living independently of humans.
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Other Word Forms

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.

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