ferous

See also: -ferous

English

Etymology

From Latin ferus. See fierce and feral.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɪəɹəs/, /ˈfɛɹəs/

Adjective

ferous (comparative more ferous, superlative most ferous)

1. (archaic) wild; savage; feral
   • 1653, Arthur Wilson, The History of Great Britain […] :

     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

References

• “ferous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• fouser, fueros