efferous

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/ˈɛfəɹəs/

adjective

wild like a beast; fierce or ferocious

OriginLatin efferus →
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Meanings

adjectiveefferous (comparative more efferous, superlative most efferous)

comparative more efferous · superlative most efferous

  1. obsoletewild like a beast; fierce or ferocious

    From the teeth of that efferous beast, from the tusk of the wild boar, – O Thou, that art the root and generation of David, preserve our root and all his generation.

    1614, John King, Vitis Palatina

Origin

  1. Latinefferus“savage”
  2. Englishefferous

From Latin efferus (“savage”), from ex (“intensifier”) + ferus (“wild”). By surface analysis, ef- + Latin fer- + -ous.

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APA

efferous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/efferous

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“efferous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/efferous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “efferous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/efferous.

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