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† ˈefferous, a. Obs. rare. [f. L. effer-us (see effere a. + -ous.] Fierce, violent.
1614Bp. J. King Vine Palat. 34 From the teeth of that efferous beaste..preserue our roote. 1657Tomlinson Renou's Disp. 167* To correct the efferous nature of the purgatives. |