feral

Meaning

Adj

1. Wild; untamed.
2. Wild but descended from domestic or captive ancestors.
3. Contemptible; unruly; misbehaved.
4. Engrossed by a certain thought, behavior, person, etc.

Noun

1. A domesticated animal that has returned to the wild; an animal, particularly a domesticated animal, living independently of humans.
2. (colloquial) A contemptible young person, a lout, a person who behaves wildly.
3. (colloquial) A person who has isolated themselves from the outside world; one living an alternative lifestyle.
4. A character in furry art or literature which has the physical characteristics (body) of a regular animal (typically quadripedal), that may or may not be able to communicate with humans or anthros (contrasts anthro)

Synonyms

wild

savage

ferine

untamed

fierce

brutal

animal

🐾

funereal

gloomy

harsh

limit

lupin

lupine

mortal

open space

plain

rude

sassy

truculent

violent

ferae naturae

gatuous

beastly

black

boundary

deadly

fatal

ferocious

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfɛɹəl/

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French féral, from fer + -al, or borrowed from a Late Latin fērālis.