feral

Plural: ferals

Adjective Satellite

• wild and menacing
  • "a pack of feral dogs"

Adj

• Wild; untamed.
• Wild; untamed.
• Wild but descended from domestic or captive ancestors; thus, in the wild, although not necessarily of the wild type.
• Wild; untamed.
• Contemptible; unruly; misbehaved.
• Wild; untamed.
• Behaving in an out-of-control way due to enthrallment with a certain thought, behavior, person, etc.
• Wild; untamed.
• That is a feral character.
• Deadly, fatal.
• Of or pertaining to the dead, funereal.

Noun

• A domesticated animal that has returned to the wild; an animal, particularly a domesticated animal, living independently of humans.
• A contemptible young person, a lout, a person who behaves wildly.
• A person who has isolated themselves from the outside world; one living an alternative lifestyle.
• 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".
• Misspelling of ferrule.

Adjective

• Wild, untamed, especially after escaping domestication.

Examples

• His Scrabble strategy became truly FERAL when he unleashed a bingo word.
• In this region, the wild boars can be dangerous, but (perhaps counterintuitively) the feral hogs can be even worse.
• Ooh cool, I also have a feral wolf fursona!
• The story is about a group of ferals which have to explore the ruins of society after the humans die out.

Synonyms

ferine, savage

Antonyms

anthro, furry

Anagrams of feral