tameless

 [teym-lis]  

tame·less

   [teym-lis]
adjective
untamed or untamable.
Origin:
1590–1600; tame + -less

Related forms
tame·less·ly, adverb
tame·less·ness, noun
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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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tame (teɪm)
 
—adj
1.  changed by man from a naturally wild state into a tractable, domesticated, or cultivated condition
2.  (of animals) not fearful of human contact
3.  lacking in spirit or initiative; meek or submissive: a tame personality
4.  flat, insipid, or uninspiring: a tame ending to a book
5.  slow-moving: a tame current
 
—vb
6.  to make tame; domesticate
7.  to break the spirit of, subdue, or curb
8.  to tone down, soften, or mitigate
 
[Old English tam; related to Old Norse tamr, Old High German zam]
 
'tamable
 
—adj
 
'tameable
 
—adj
 
tama'bility
 
—n
 
tamea'bility
 
—n
 
'tamableness
 
—n
 
'tameableness
 
—n
 
'tameless
 
—adj
 
'tamely
 
—adv
 
'tameness
 
—n
 
'tamer
 
—n

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