ferine
[ feer-ahyn, -in ]
/ ˈfɪər aɪn, -ɪn /
adjective
RELATED WORDS
Nearby words
ferguson, fergusonite, ferhoodle, feria, ferial, ferine, ferity, ferlinghetti, ferly, fermanagh, fermat
Origin of ferine
1530–40; < Latin ferīnus, equivalent to fer(a) a wild animal (noun use of feminine of ferus wild) + -īnus -ine1
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Examples from the Web for ferine
They are now begun by first throwing a mob into a panic; they are ended only when it has spent its ferine fury.
In Defense of Women|H. L. MenckenHe crouched like a beast, ferine—all the obscure and diabolic passion of him ready to spring.
Where the Pavement Ends|John RussellThe only ferine companions we now had were a few hardy quadrupeds and birds, capable of enduring the winter.
British Dictionary definitions for ferine
Word Origin for ferine
C17: from Latin ferīnus, of wild animals, from fera wild beast
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