Fierce vs Feral - What's the difference?
fierce | feral | Synonyms |
Extremely violent, severe, ferocious or savage.
Resolute or strenuously active.
Threatening in appearance or demeanor.
(slang, Ireland, rural) very, excellent.
(slang, US) Of exceptional quality, exhibiting boldness or chutzpah.
Wild, untamed, especially of domesticated animals having returned to the wild.
(of a person) Contemptible, unruly, misbehaved.
A domesticated animal that has returned to the wild; an animal, particularly a domesticated animal, living independently of humans.
* 1960 May 19, , Notes and Comments: No homes for the pigeons ,
* 2005 , Alexandra Powe Allred, Cats' Most Wanted: The Top 10 Book of Mysterious Mousers, Talented Tabbies, and Feline Oddities ,
* 2007 , Clea Simon, Cries and Whiskers ,
* 2011 , Gina Spadafori, Paul D. Pion, Cats for Dummies ,
(Australia, colloquial) A contemptible young person, a lout, a person who behaves wildly.
(Australia, colloquial) A person who has isolated themselves from the outside world; one living an alternative lifestyle.
* 1995 , Bill Metcalf, From Utopian Dreaming to Communal Reality: Cooperative Lifestyles in Australia ,
* 2002 , , Something Fishy , 2003,
* 2010 , Anna Krien, Into The Woods: The Battle For Tasmania's Forests ,
Feral is a descendant of fierce.
As adjectives the difference between fierce and feral
is that fierce is extremely violent, severe, ferocious or savage while feral is wild, untamed, especially of domesticated animals having returned to the wild.As a noun feral is
a domesticated animal that has returned to the wild; an animal, particularly a domesticated animal, living independently of humans.fierce
English
Adjective
(er)- A fierce storm battered the coast.
- We made a fierce attempt to escape.
- The lion gave a fierce roar.
- It was fierce cold.
- Q: "How was the party last night?" A: "Fierce !"
- Tyra said to strike a pose and make it fierce .
Derived terms
* something fierceAnagrams
*feral
English
Adjective
(en adjective)Derived terms
* feral child * feral catHyponyms
* feral child * feral cat * razorbackNoun
(en noun)page 1261,
- Although it is not difficult to induce domestic pigeons to nest in boxes fixed to trees, London?s ferals are not yet acclimatized to arboreal holes.
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- Traffic, abuse, inhumane traps, and accidental poisoning are other hazards ferals' must face.In England one gamekeeper claimed to have killed over three hundred ' ferals , while another brought home pelts to his wife so that she could design rugs from cat skins as a source of secondary income.
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- You trap ferals , neuter them, and give them their rabies shot. Maybe distemper.
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- If you?ve ever put a saucer of milk out for a hard-luck kitty, or if you?re spending your lunch hour sharing sandwiches with the ferals near your office, this is the chapter for you.
page 82,
- The intolerance which was directed towards us during the early years has now shifted to βthe ferals'β who embrace a new version of nonconformist behaviour that even some of us in their parent?s generation β the Aquarian settlers β don?t like. The ' ferals are the scapegoats for the drug problems here, and are highly visible since many of them have nowhere to live.
page 208,
- A pod of ferals was moving towards the exit, a half-dozen soap-shy, low-tech, bush-dwelling hippies.
page 102,
- It?s the rootlessness of the ferals that people don?t seem to trust; their claims of connectedness to all wild places touches a nerve. Even residents of Maydena who want to see the Florentine protected dislike the ratbags? itinerancy.