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άγριος — meaning in English

agrios

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English meaning

  • animal noun A living, moving organism that feeds on other organisms rather than making its own food, as distinct from plants and fungi.
  • feral adj Wild and untamed, especially describing an animal that has escaped domestication and now lives in the wild.
  • ferocious adj Extremely fierce, savage, or violent.
  • fierce adj Aggressively powerful, intense, or savage.
  • mean verb To intend or have in mind as a purpose.
  • savage adj Extremely fierce, violent, or brutal.
  • wild adj Living or growing in a natural state, not tamed, farmed, or cultivated by people.

Senses

άγριος is used for these senses in English:

  • animal Raw, base, unhindered by social codes.
  • feral Of an animal, wild but descended from domestic or captive ancestors; thus, in the wild, although not necessarily of the wild type.
  • ferocious Marked by extreme and violent energy.
  • fierce Exceedingly violent, severe, ferocious, cruel or savage.
  • savage Barbaric; not civilized.
  • wild Untamed; not domesticated.
  • wild Raucous, unruly, or licentious.

animal — full definition

  1. noun A living, moving organism that feeds on other organisms rather than making its own food, as distinct from plants and fungi.
  2. noun Any creature other than a human, especially a mammal.
  3. noun Informal: a person who acts in a wild, brutal, or uncontrolled way.
  4. adj Relating to animals, or driven by raw physical instinct rather than reason.

feral — full definition

  1. adj Wild and untamed, especially describing an animal that has escaped domestication and now lives in the wild.
  2. adj Out of control, wild, or unruly, said of a person or behavior.

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