feral

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Synonyms: feal, ferial, fetal, fecal, seral, ferae, femal, fera, neral, feram, peral

Antonyms: feal, ferial, fetal, fecal, seral, ferae, femal, fera, neral, feram, peral

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Adjective

1. Wild; untamed.
   • In this region, the wild boars can be dangerous, but (perhaps counterintuitively) the feral hogs can be even worse.
2. Of an animal, wild but descended from domestic or captive ancestors; thus, in the wild, although not necessarily of the wild type.
   • In this region, the wild boars can be dangerous, but (perhaps counterintuitively) the feral hogs can be even worse.
3. Having the characteristics of an animal; animal-like.
4. Of a person, contemptible; unruly; misbehaved.
5. Behaving in an out-of-control way due to enthrallment with a certain thought, behavior, person, etc.
6. That is a feral character; zoomorphic.

Noun

1. A domesticated (non-human) animal that has returned to the wild; an animal, particularly a domesticated animal, living independently of humans.
2. A contemptible young person, a lout, a person who behaves wildly.
3. A person who has isolated themselves from the outside world; one living an alternative lifestyle.
4. A furry character in art or literature which has the appearance of a regular animal (typically quadrupedal), that may or may not be able to communicate with humans or "anthros".
   • The story is about a group of ferals which have to explore the ruins of society after the humans die out.

Adjective

1. Deadly, fatal.
2. Of or pertaining to the dead, funereal.

Noun

1. Misspelling of ferrule.

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