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   feral

   /ˈfɛrəl/

   adjective

   • 1. (especially of an animal) in a wild state, especially after escape from captivity or domestication: "a feral cat" Similar wilduntamedundomesticateduntrainedunused to humansunbrokennot broken innot house-trainednot housebrokenOpposite tamepet
   • ▪ resembling or characteristic of a wild animal: "his teeth were bared in a feral snarl" Similar fierceferociousvicioussavageaggressivetigerishwolfishpredatorymenacingthreateningbloodthirsty
   • ▪ (of a young person) behaving in a wildly undisciplined and antisocial way: "gangs of feral youths"

   noun

   • 1. a person with an unconventional appearance and lifestyle, and anti-establishment views: derogatory Australian "we expected bearded ferals chaining themselves to trees in protest"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from Latin fera ‘wild animal’ (from ferus ‘wild’) + -al.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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