feral
noun/ˈferəl/
/ˈferəl/
(Australian English, offensive)- an offensive word for a person with a lifestyle that society considers unusual or unacceptable
- The nature-loving pair were abused as a couple of ferals.
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin fera ‘wild animal’ (from ferus ‘wild’) + -al.Definitions on the go
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