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wild

  [wahyld] adjective, -er, -est, adverb, noun
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–adjective
1. living in a state of nature; not tamed or domesticated: a wild animal; wild geese.
2. growing or produced without cultivation or the care of humans, as plants, flowers, fruit, or honey: wild cherries.
3. uncultivated, uninhabited, or waste: wild country.
4. uncivilized or barbarous: wild tribes.
5. of unrestrained violence, fury, intensity, etc.; violent; furious: wild strife; wild storms.
6. characterized by or indicating violent feelings or excitement, as actions or a person's appearance: wild cries; a wild look.
7. frantic or distracted; crazy: to drive someone wild.
8. violently or uncontrollably affected: wild with rage; wild with pain.
9. undisciplined, unruly, or lawless: a gang of wild boys.
10. unrestrained, untrammeled, or unbridled: wild enthusiasm.
11. disregardful of moral restraints as to pleasurable indulgence: He repented his wild youth.
12. unrestrained by reason or prudence: wild schemes.
13. amazing or incredible: Isn't that wild about Bill getting booted out of the club?
14. disorderly or disheveled: wild hair.
15. wide of the mark: He scored on a wild throw.
16. Informal. intensely eager or enthusiastic: wild to get started; wild about the new styles.
17. Cards. (of a card) having its value decided by the wishes of the players.
18. Metallurgy. (of molten metal) generating large amounts of gas during cooling, so as to cause violent bubbling.
–adverb
19. in a wild manner; wildly.
–noun
20. Often, wilds. an uncultivated, uninhabited, or desolate region or tract; waste; wilderness; desert: a cabin in the wild; a safari to the wilds of Africa.
—Idioms
21. blow wild, (of an oil or gas well) to spout in an uncontrolled way, as in a blowout. Compare blowout (def. 4).
22. run wild,
a. to grow unchecked: The rambler roses are running wild.
b. to show lack of restraint or control: Those children are allowed to run wild.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME, OE wilde; c. D, G wild, ON villr, Sw vild, Goth wiltheis

Related forms:
wildly, adverb
wildness, noun

Synonyms:
1. undomesticated, untamed, unbroken; ferocious. 4. barbarian, savage. 5. tempestuous, stormy, frenzied, turbulent. 6. boisterous. 7. insane. 9. self-willed, riotous, unrestrained, wayward. 10. uncontrollable. 12. reckless, rash, extravagant, impracticable. 13. grotesque, bizarre, strange, fanciful. 14. unkempt.

Antonyms:
1. tame.
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wild   (wīld)   
adj.   wild·er, wild·est
  1. Occurring, growing, or living in a natural state; not domesticated, cultivated, or tamed: wild geese; edible wild plants.
  2. Not inhabited or farmed: remote, wild country.
  3. Uncivilized or barbarous; savage.
    1. Lacking supervision or restraint: wild children living in the street.
    2. Disorderly; unruly: a wild scene in the school cafeteria.
    3. Characterized by a lack of moral restraint; dissolute or licentious: recalled his wild youth with remorse.
    4. Impatiently eager: wild to get away for the weekend.
    5. Informal Highly enthusiastic: just wild about the new music.
  5. Lacking regular order or arrangment; disarranged: wild locks of long hair.
  6. Full of, marked by, or suggestive of strong, uncontrolled emotion: wild with jealousy; a wild look in his eye; a wild rage.
  7. Extravagant; fantastic: a wild idea.
  8. Furiously disturbed or turbulent; stormy: wild weather.
  9. Risky; imprudent: wild financial schemes.
    1. Impatiently eager: wild to get away for the weekend.
    2. Informal Highly enthusiastic: just wild about the new music.
  11. Based on little or no evidence or probability; unfounded: wild accusations; a wild guess.
  12. Deviating greatly from an intended course; erratic: a wild bullet.
  13. Games Having an equivalence or value determined by the cardholder's choice: playing poker with deuces wild.
adv.  In a wild manner: growing wild; roaming wild.
n.  
  1. A natural or undomesticated state: returned the zoo animals to the wild; plants that grow abundantly in the wild.
  2. An uninhabited or uncultivated region. Often used in the plural: the wilds of the northern steppes.
intr.v.   wild·ed, wild·ing, wilds Slang
To go about in a group threatening, robbing, or attacking others: "Police said that the youngsters ... were part of a larger group of teenagers who were 'wilding,'—their slang for terrorizing and bullying" (Maclean's).

[Middle English wilde, from Old English.]
wild'ly adv., wild'ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Wildness

Wild"ness\, n. The quality or state of being wild; an uncultivated or untamed state; disposition to rove or go unrestrained; rudeness; savageness; irregularity; distraction.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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