EGAVE

wild

About 35.30 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. adjective Untamed; not domesticated.
    Przewalski's horses are the only remaining wild horses, although there are many feral horses throughout the world.
  2. adjective Especially, being of the wild type: being of an unbroken ancestral line of undomesticated animals, as opposed to being feral, being an undomesticated animal whose ancestors were domesticated.
    Przewalski's horses are the only remaining wild horses, although there are many feral horses throughout the world.
  3. adjective Being in the wild, by any pathway (whether by being of the wild type, by being feral since birth, or by being feral after escape from domesticated life).
  4. adjective From or relating to wild creatures.
    wild honey
  5. adjective Unrestrained or uninhibited.
    I was filled with wild rage when I discovered the infidelity, and punched a hole in the wall.
  6. adjective Raucous, unruly, or licentious.
    The fraternity was infamous for its wild parties, which frequently resulted in police involvement.
  7. adjective Of unregulated and varying frequency.
    The aircraft's navigational equipment should not be powered from the wild AC bus except in an emergency, as its computers can be damaged by variations in electrical frequency.
  8. adjective Visibly and overtly anxious; frantic.
    Her mother was wild with fear when she didn't return home after the party.

Similar words

untamed feral savage waste barbarian uncivilized delirious barbaric manic rampantly

Often followed by

and animals beasts flowers west type life boar animal

Word family

wilder wildest wildish wildness wildnesses wilds

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