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ferus — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • beast noun A large or dangerous four-footed animal.
  • haggard adjective Looking tired, worn out, or unwell, often from stress, illness, or lack of sleep.
  • savage adj Extremely fierce, violent, or brutal.
  • wild adj Living or growing in a natural state, not tamed, farmed, or cultivated by people.

Senses

ferus is used for these senses in English:

  • beast A person who behaves in a violent, antisocial or uncivilized manner.
  • haggard (of an animal) Wild or untamed
  • savage Barbaric; not civilized.
  • savage Fierce and ferocious.
  • savage Brutal, vicious, or merciless.
  • savage (historical, now, pejorative, ) A person not living in a civilization; a barbarian.
  • wild Untamed; not domesticated.
  • wild Raucous, unruly, or licentious.

beast — full definition

  1. noun A large or dangerous four-footed animal.
  2. noun A cruel, violent, or uncivilised person.
  3. noun Informally, someone or something remarkably powerful, impressive, or difficult.

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