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Wild

/waɪld/

Wild is an adjective, noun and adverb with 5 senses listed below, each with examples where available, plus synonyms and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

adjective
  1. Untamed; not domesticated; specifically, in an unbroken line of undomesticated animals (as opposed to feral, referring to undomesticated animals whose ancestors were domesticated).
    “Przewalski's horses are the only remaining wild horses.”
  2. Raucous, unruly, or licentious.
    “The fraternity was infamous for its wild parties, which frequently resulted in police involvement.”
noun
  1. The undomesticated state of a wild animal
    “After mending the lion's leg, we returned him to the wild.”
  2. (chiefly in the plural) a wilderness

Definitions from the Free Dictionary API

Antonyms tame

Origin

From Old English wilde.

Source: Etymological Wordnet (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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