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feral

adjective

  1. of a deadly nature; deadly, fatal
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adjective

  1. formerly domestic animals which survive in the wild
  2. of, relating to, or suggestive of a wild beast
  3. not domesticated or cultivated : wild
L23054 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

adj

Etymology: From Latin fērālis (“funereal”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s (“god, sacred place”).

  1. Deadly, fatal.
  2. Of or pertaining to the dead, funereal.

noun

Etymology: Homophone.

  1. Misspelling of ferrule.