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Definition

previously domesticated, but now living in the wild

feral = previously domesticated, but now living in the wild

feral = wild

feral = wild or untamed

She smiled suddenly; it was feral and mean, and any resemblance she might have had to Neferet ended.
P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast -- Marked

feral = previously domesticated, but now wild

"I was about to say the same thing to you," he replied with a feral smile.
James Patterson -- The Angel Experiment

feral = untamed or wild

...as was common to that country where feral cattle the color of candle-wax come up out of the arroyos to feed at night like alien principals.
Cormac McCarthy -- All the Pretty Horses

feral = previously domesticated, but now living in the wild

feral = wild (typically of an animal previously domesticated)

Like Kayla, she had at least half a dozen piercings in each ear, highlighted with a couple of miniature skulls that dangled from her earlobes, and her dark eye shadow and eyeliner gave her an almost feral appearance.
Nicholas Sparks -- The Last Song

feral = previously domesticated, but now living in the wild

When she held out her arm, offering it to Elliott, I pressed against the rough bark of the tree, forcing myself to stay still and hidden as he fell to his knees before her and, while he made feral grunts and moans, began to suck Neferet's blood.
P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast -- Betrayed

feral = previously domesticated, but now wild

There is no doubt in my mind that feral giraffes and feral hippos have been living in Tokyo for generations without being seen by a soul.
Yann Martel -- Life of Pi
He was hungry, and his meager diet had pared his body down to a feral scrawn of gristle and bone, but he seemed to be in reasonably good health.
Jon Krakauer -- Into the Wild
His voice seethed with a feral intensity.
Dan Brown -- Angels & Demons
A feral look of guilt and recognition.
Dave Eggers -- The Circle
The feral red eyes were dominant — hard to look away from.
Stephenie Meyer -- Eclipse
Kevin's eyes were feral, his movements jerky.
Nicholas Sparks -- Safe Haven
Her eyes turn almost feral.
Katja Millay -- The Sea of Tranquility
Don't touch me," Shay growled, his eyes feral.
Jodi Picoult -- Change of Heart
Cheddar was not a feral cat.
Holly Goldberg Sloan -- Counting by 7s
When the doors burst open, Bezu Fache entered like a bull into a ring, his feral eyes scanning, finding his target—Leigh Teabing—helpless on the floor.
Dan Brown -- The Da Vinci Code
It seemed merely to be dull complacency, beside the savagery and feral wit of the Pict.
T. H. White -- The Once and Future King

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