ferine
Synonyms
ferocious
ferine
wild
uncultivated
untamed
untaught
uncivilized
unpolished
rude
brutish
brutal
heathenish
barbarous
cruel
fierce
inhuman
truculent
pitiless
merciless
murderous
violent
malevolent
Antonyms
mild
docile
domesticated
tame
tractable
meek
timid
shrinking
cultivated
tamed
taught
civilized
educated
refined
christianized
polished
humane
generous
chivalrous
merciful
clement
forbearing
courtly
subdued
self-controlled
Fe"rine, a. Etym: [L. ferinus, fr. ferus wild. See Fierce.] Defn: Wild; untamed; savage; as, lions, tigers, wolves, and bears are ferine beasts. Sir M. Hale. -- n. Defn: A wild beast; a beast of prey. -- Fe"rine*ly, adv. -- Fe"rine*ness, n.