feral /ˈfɛɹəl/adjective 8noun 4forms 3 adjective8 •Wild; untamed.The spotted deer, in a truly feral state, has very much the same distribution in Bundelkhand as the sambar, but it is more numerous. — 1876 •Of an animal, wild but descended from domestic or captive ancestors; thus, in the wild, although not necessarily of the wild type.In this region, the wild boars can be dangerous, but (perhaps counterintuitively) the feral hogs can be even worse. •Of a person, contemptible; unruly; misbehaved. •(Internet) Behaving in an out-of-control way due to enthrallment with a certain thought, behavior, person, etc. •Having the characteristics of an animal; animal-like.There were about fifty tables and the customers were packed in like black olives in a jar. It was hot and the air was thick with smoke and the sweet, feral smell of two hundred negro bodies. — 1954 •(slang) That is a feral character; zoomorphic. •Deadly, fatal. •Of or pertaining to the dead, funereal. noun4 •A domesticated (non-human) animal that has returned to the wild; an animal, particularly a domesticated animal, living independently of humans.Although it is not difficult to induce domestic pigeons to nest in boxes fixed to trees, London′s ferals are not yet acclimatized to arboreal holes. — 1960 •(Australia, informal) A person who has isolated themselves from the outside world; one living an alternative lifestyle.A pod of ferals was moving towards the exit, a half-dozen soap-shy, low-tech, bush-dwelling hippies. — 2002 •(Australia, informal) A contemptible young person, a lout, a person who behaves wildly. •(slang) A furry character in art or literature which has the appearance of a regular animal (typically quadrupedal), that may or may not be able to communicate with humans or "anthros".The story is about a group of ferals which have to explore the ruins of society after the humans die out. formsferals · more feral · most feral
