Feral

Acceptable For Game Play - US & UK word lists

This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Existing in a wild or untamed state.
  • adj. Having returned to an untamed state from domestication.
  • adj. Of or suggestive of a wild animal; savage: a feral grin.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Wild, untamed, especially of domesticated animals having returned to the wild.
  • adj. Contemptible, unruly, misbehaved.
  • n. A domesticated animal that has returned to the wild; an animal, particularly a domesticated animal, living independently of humans.
  • n. A contemptible young person, a lout, a person who behaves wildly.
  • n. A person who has isolated themselves from the outside world; one living an alternative lifestyle.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Wild; untamed; ferine; not domesticated; -- said of beasts, birds, and plants.
  • adj. Funereal; deadly; fatal; dangerous.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Of or pertaining to wild beasts; wild; ferine; ferous; existing in a state of nature; not domesticated or artificially bred: as, the mallard is the feral stock of the domestic duck.
  • Run wild; having escaped from domestication and reverted to a state of nature.
  • Like a wild beast; characteristic of wild beasts; brutal; savage.
  • In astrology, said of a planet which has no significant relation to any other.
  • Funereal; pertaining to funerals; mournful; fatal; cruel.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. wild and menacing
  • Equivalent
    wild    untamed   
    Hyponym
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    wild    untamed    ferine    funereal    deadly    fatal    dangerous   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Beryl    Carol    Carole    Carroll    Cheryl    Darrell    Darryl    Daryl    Errol    Merrill   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    wolfish    predatory    ferocious    maniacal    catlike    demonic    feline    gleeful    primal    bestial