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efferous

Pronunciation: /ˈɛfəɹəs/

The English word “efferous” has 1 meaning listed here.

adjective

  1. wild like a beast; fierce or ferocious

Etymology

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

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