ferine
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This does not mean that the result in either case is an all around and consistent rehabilitation of the ferine or barbarian habit of mind and body.
From Theory of the Leisure Class by Veblen, Thorstein
The sort of ferine reputation which he had acquired for himself abroad prevented numbers, of course, of his countrymen, whom he would have most cordially welcomed, from seeking his acquaintance.
From Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 6 With His Letters and Journals by Moore, Thomas
There was a silence of some seconds, and his yellow ferine gaze met hers strangely.
From Wylder's Hand by Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan
Unde nostra ætate neminem ferine musicum invenias, qui non omni redundat vitiorum genere.
From Jerome Cardan A Biographical Study by Waters, W. G. (William George)
The Here, the Now, the vast Forlorn around us; The gold-delirium, the ferine strife; The lusts that lure us on, the hates that hound us; Our red rags in the patch-work quilt of Life.
From Ballads of a Cheechako by Service, Robert W. (Robert William)
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