WILD


Meaning of WILD in English

I. adjective Etymology: Middle English ~e, from Old English; akin to Old High German ~i ~, Welsh gwyllt Date: before 12th century 1. living in a state of nature and not ordinarily tame or domesticated , b. growing or produced without human aid or care , related to or resembling a corresponding cultivated or domesticated organism, of or relating to ~ organisms , 2. not inhabited or cultivated , not amenable to human habitation or cultivation, 3. a. not subject to restraint or regulation ; uncontrolled, emotionally overcome , marked by turbulent agitation ; stormy , going beyond normal or conventional bounds ; fantastic , indicative of strong passion, desire, or emotion , uncivilized , barbaric , characteristic of, appropriate to, or expressive of ~erness, ~life, or a simple or uncivilized society, 6. deviating from the intended or expected course , having no basis in known or surmised fact , able to represent any card designated by the holder, ~ish adjective ~ness noun II. noun Date: 13th century a sparsely inhabited or uncultivated region or tract ; ~erness , a ~, free, or natural state or existence, III. adverb Date: circa 1562 in a ~ manner: as, without regulation or control , off an intended or expected course

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