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ferous

/ˈfɪəɹəs/

ferous adjective: wild; savage; feral.

Adjective

ferous (comparative more ferous, superlative most ferous)

  1. (archaic) wild; savage; feral
    • 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 Land1653, Arthur Wilson, The History of Great Britain […]

Forms of ferous

comparativemore ferous
superlativemost ferous

Origin of ferous

From Latin ferus. See fierce and feral. By surface analysis, Latin fer- + -ous.

Words formed from ferous

Questions about ferous

What does ferous mean?
Ferous means wild; savage; feral.
What part of speech is ferous?
Ferous is an adjective.
How do you pronounce ferous?
Ferous is pronounced /ˈfɪəɹəs/.

Words near ferous in the dictionary

  1. feromones
  2. Feronia
  3. Feros
  4. ferosh
  5. feroshes
  6. ferous
  7. feroxidase
  8. feroxyhite
  9. feroxyhyte
  10. feroxyhytes
  11. Ferozepore

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