ferous

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See also: -ferous

English

Etymology

From Latin ferus. See fierce and feral.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɪəɹəs/, /ˈfɛɹəs/

Adjective

ferous (comparative more ferous, superlative most ferous)

  1. (archaic) wild; savage; feral
    • 1653, Arthur Wilson, The History of Great Britain :
      And in this he had a speciall aim , and hope also , to establish Christian Laws among Infidels ; and by domestical , to chace away those ferous , and indomitable Creatures , that infested the Land

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