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feral
CEFRC1
/ˈfɛɹəl/
adjective
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In plain English
- 01
adjective
Wild and not used to living with people.
- 02
adjective
Extra detailWild; untamed., Having the characteristics of an animal; animal-like.
Examples
Farm cats are usually feral or semi-feral.
The farmer had several of his sheep killed by feral dogs.
At a glance
Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 5
Also pronounced
- [ˈfɛɹəl] ~ [ˈfɛɹl̩]
Deep Dive
adjective
Extra meaningsWild; untamed., Of an animal, wild but descended from domestic or captive ancestors; thus, in the wild, although not necessarily of the wild type.
Wild; untamed.
Of an animal, wild but descended from domestic or captive ancestors; thus, in the wild, although not necessarily of the wild type.
More examples
In contextIn this region, the wild boars can be dangerous, but (perhaps counterintuitively) the feral hogs can be even worse.
1876 Statistical, Descriptive, And Historical Account Of The North-Western Provinces Of India. Allahabad: North-Western Provinces' Government Press 1876. p XIV, Agra Division The spotted deer, in a truly feral state, has very much the same distribution in Bun...
The Guinea fowl has become thoroughly feral in Jamaica and in St. Domingo, and has diminished in size; the legs are black, whereas the legs of the aboriginal African bird are said to be grey. This small change is worth notice on account of the often-repeated...
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Origin
adjective
From Latin fera (“wild beast”, noun) + -al or Latin ferus (“wild; savage; cruel”, adjective) + -al. Alternatively, borrowed from Middle French féral or Late Latin ferālis.