feral Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite wild and menacing
    savage; ferine.
    • a pack of feral dogs

WordNet

Fe"ral adjective
Etymology
L. ferus. See Fierce.
Definitions
  1. (Bot. & Zoöl.) Wild; untamed; ferine; not domesticated; -- said of beasts, birds, and plants.
Fe"ral adjective
Etymology
L. feralis, belonging to the dead.
Definitions
  1. Funereal; deadly; fatal; dangerous. R. "Feral accidents." Burton.

Webster 1913