wild
adj
1 (of animals) living independently of man; not domesticated or tame
2 (of plants) growing in a natural state; not cultivated
3 uninhabited or uncultivated; desolate
a wild stretch of land
4 living in a savage or uncivilized way
wild tribes
5 lacking restraint
wild merriment
6 of great violence or intensity
a wild storm
7 disorderly or chaotic
wild thoughts, wild talk
8 dishevelled; untidy
wild hair
9 in a state of extreme emotional intensity
wild with anger
10 reckless
wild speculations
11 not calculated; random
a wild guess
12 unconventional; fantastic; crazy
wild friends
13 postpositive; foll by: about
Informal intensely enthusiastic or excited
I'm wild about my new boyfriend
14 (of a card, such as a joker or deuce in some games) able to be given any value the holder pleases
jacks are wild
a rough; untamed; barbarous
b (of theories, plans, etc.) not fully thought out
adv
a to grow without cultivation or care
the garden has run wild
b to behave without restraint
he has let his children run wild
n
18 often pl a desolate, uncultivated, or uninhabited region
a a free natural state of living
b the wilderness
(Old English wilde; related to Old Saxon, Old High German wildi, Old Norse villr, Gothic wiltheis)
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wildish adj
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wildly adv
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wildness n