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ferine

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Synonyms & Antonyms of ferine

having or showing the nature and appetites of a lower animal

the boxer's ferine ferocity in the ring is legendary

Synonyms for ferine

animalistic,
beastly,
bestial,
brutal,
brute,
brutish,
feral,
subhuman,
swinish

Words Related to ferine

animal,
bodily,
carnal,
corporal,
corporeal,
fleshly,
physical,
sensual

barbaric,
barbarous,
cruel,
heartless,
inhumane,
sadistic,
savage,
vicious,
wanton

coarse,
crass,
crude,
gross,
ill-bred,
lowbred,
rude,
uncouth,
uncultivated,
uncultured,
unrefined,
vulgar

Near Antonyms for ferine

chivalrous,
elevated,
gallant,
great,
greathearted,
high,
high-minded,
lofty,
lordly,
magnanimous,
noble,
sublime

angelic
(or angelical),
spiritual

beneficent,
benevolent,
benignant,
compassionate,
good-hearted,
kind,
kindhearted,
kindly,
softhearted,
tenderhearted

cultivated,
cultured,
genteel,
polished,
refined,
well-bred

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ferment

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“Ferine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ferine. Accessed 24 Oct. 2021.

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The first known use of ferine was in 1640

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