eristic vs feral

eristic

adj
  • Provoking strife, controversy or discord. 

noun
  • One who makes specious arguments; one who is disputatious. 

  • A type of dialogue or argument where the participants do not have any reasonable goal. The aim is to argue for the sake of conflict, and often to see who can yell the loudest. 

feral

adj
  • Contemptible, unruly, misbehaved. 

  • Internet slang. Engrossed by a certain thought or behavior. 

  • Of or pertaining to the dead, funereal. 

  • Of an animal, being wild but descended from domestic or captive animals. 

  • Wild, untamed. 

  • Deadly, fatal. 

noun
  • A domesticated animal that has returned to the wild; an animal, particularly a domesticated animal, living independently of humans. 

  • A person who has isolated themselves from the outside world; one living an alternative lifestyle. 

  • A contemptible young person, a lout, a person who behaves wildly. 

  • A character in furry art or literature which has the physical characteristics (body) of a regular animal (typically quadripedal), that may or may not be able to communicate with humans or anthros (contrasts anthro) 

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