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efferous.

wild like a beast; fierce or ferocious

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈɛfəɹəs/
  1. wild like a beast; fierce or ferocious

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

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

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