Wild
adverbAdjective
in a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated
“wild geese”
“edible wild plants”
Similar:UntamedSee also:Intractablelocated in a dismal or remote area; desolate
“a godforsaken wilderness crossroads”
“a wild stretch of land”
(of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud
“wild colors”
“wild shouts”
Similar:Violentwithout civilizing influences
“wild tribes”
involving risk or danger
“a wild financial scheme”
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
“wild talk”
“wild parties”
See also:Unquietdeviating widely from an intended course
“a wild bullet”
“he threw a wild pitch”
in a state of extreme emotion
“wild with anger”
“wild with grief”
without a basis in reason or fact
fanciful and unrealistic; foolish
Similar:Fantastictalking or behaving irrationally
(of the elements) as if showing violent anger
intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with
Noun
a wild primitive state untouched by civilization
“he lived in the wild”
“they collected mushrooms in the wild”
Type of:Statea wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition
“it was a wilderness preserved for the hawks and mountaineers”
Similar:Wilderness
Adverb
in an uncontrolled and rampant manner
Similar:Rampantly
Other
in a wild or undomesticated manner
“growing wild”
“roaming wild”
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