Ferous

//ˈfɪəɹəs// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    wild; savage; feral archaic

    "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 Land"

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"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 Land"

Etymology

From Latin ferus. See fierce and feral.

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