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FERINE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ferine mean?
• FERINE (adjective)
The adjective FERINE has 1 sense:
1. wild and menacing
Familiarity information: FERINE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Wild and menacing
Synonyms:
Context example:
a pack of feral dogs
Similar:
untamed; wild (in a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated)
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