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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.
EXPANDof 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.
COLLAPSEMetallurgy. (of molten metal) generating large amounts of gas during cooling, so as to cause violent bubbling.
adverb
19.
in a wild manner; wildly.
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noun
Idioms20.
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.
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:
before 900; Middle English, Old English wilde; cognate with Dutch, German wild, Old Norse villr, Swedish vild, Gothic wiltheis
before 900; Middle English, Old English wilde; cognate with Dutch, German wild, Old Norse villr, Swedish vild, Gothic wiltheis
Related forms
wild·ly, adverb
wild·ness, noun
half-wild, adjective
half-wild·ly, adverb
half-wild·ness, noun
EXPANDo·ver·wild, adjective
o·ver·wild·ly, adverb
o·ver·wild·ness, noun
sem·i·wild, adjective
sem·i·wild·ly, adverb
sem·i·wild·ness, noun
un·wild, adjective
un·wild·ly, adverb
un·wild·ness, noun
COLLAPSESynonyms
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.
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.
1. tame.
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
wild
"to run wild," O.E. awildian (see wild (adj.)). Wilding in the teen gang sense first recorded 1989.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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