ferine
[ feer-ahyn, -in ]
/ ˈfɪər aɪn, -ɪn /
adjective
Origin of ferine
1530–40; < Latin
ferīnus, equivalent to
fer(a) a wild animal (noun use of feminine of
ferus wild) +
-īnus
-ine1
Words nearby ferine
ferguson,
fergusonite,
ferhoodle,
feria,
ferial,
ferine,
ferity,
ferlinghetti,
ferly,
fermanagh,
fermat
Example sentences from the Web for ferine
They are now begun by first throwing a mob into a panic; they are ended only when it has spent its ferine fury.
In Defense of Women |H. L. MenckenHe crouched like a beast, ferine—all the obscure and diabolic passion of him ready to spring.
Where the Pavement Ends |John RussellThe only ferine companions we now had were a few hardy quadrupeds and birds, capable of enduring the winter.
British Dictionary definitions for ferine
Word Origin for ferine
C17: from Latin
ferīnus, of wild animals, from
fera wild beast