Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ferous

/ˈfɪəɹəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fer-ous
IPA: /ˈfɪəɹəs/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

wild; savage; feral

Archaic

Example Sentences

"And in this he had a speciall aim , and hope also , to establish Christian Laws among Infidels ; and by domestical , to chace away those ferous , and indomitable Creatures , that infested the Land"

Etymology

From Latin ferus. See fierce and feral. By surface analysis, Latin fer- + -ous.

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

more ferous (comparative) most ferous (superlative)

Derived Forms

isidiiferous

Questions

How do you pronounce ferous?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɪəɹəs/.
What does ferous mean?: wild; savage; feral
Where does ferous come from?: From Latin ferus. See fierce and feral. By surface analysis, Latin fer- + -ous.

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