wild
//ˈwaɪ̯ld//
Forms
- Comparative
- wilder
- Superlative
- wildest
- Plural
- wilds
Definitions
1.Untamed; not domesticated.
- Winter's not gone yet, if the wild geese fly that way.
- Przewalski's horses are the only remaining wild horses, although there are many feral horses throughout the world.
- In this region, the wild boars can be dangerous, but (perhaps counterintuitively) the feral hogs can be even worse.
2.Unrestrained or uninhibited.
- I was filled with wild rage when I discovered the infidelity, and punched a hole in the wall.
3.Raucous, unruly, or licentious.
- The fraternity was infamous for its wild parties, which frequently resulted in police involvement.
- Those most rural routes will not get overhead wires. As Reeve told the seminar: "Even in my wildest dreams, I can't see a business case for electrifying the Far North Line."
4.From or relating to wild creatures.
- You shouldn't keep a wild animal as a pet.
1.Inaccurately; not on target.
- The javelin flew wild and struck a spectator, to the horror of all observing.
2.Intended to be synchronized with film or video but recorded separately.
1.A wilderness.
2.The undomesticated state of a wild animal.
- After mending the lion's leg, we returned him to the wild.
Frequency
Overall
Common· #1534
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Uncommon
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Uncommon
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Etymology
From Middle English weilde, wield, wielde, wijlde, wild, wilde, wyld, wylde, wyled, wyyld, from Old English wilde, from Proto-West Germanic *wilþī, from Proto-Germanic *wilþijaz (“wild”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- (“hair; wool”).
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