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Webster 1913 Edition

Ferine

Fe′rine

,

Adj.

[L.

ferinus

, fr.

ferus

wild. See

.]

Wild; untamed; savage;

as, lions, tigers, wolves, and bears are

ferine

beasts

.

Sir M. Hale.

–

Noun.

A wild beast; a beast of prey.

–

Fe′rine-ly

,

adv.

–

Fe′rine-ness

,

Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition

Ferine

FE'RINE

,

Adj.

[L. ferinus, from ferus, wild.]

Wild; untamed; savage. Lions, tigers, wolves and bears are ferine beasts.