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wild in WordNet English dictionary

adjective
  1. (of the elements) as if showing violent anger
    "angry clouds on the horizon"; "furious winds"; "the raging sea"
    angry  furious  raging  tempestuous  wild 
  2. without civilizing influences
    "barbarian invaders"; "barbaric practices"; "a savage people"; "fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient"-Margaret Meade; "wild tribes"
    barbarian  barbaric  savage  uncivilized  uncivilised  wild 
  3. without a basis in reason or fact
    "baseless gossip"; "the allegations proved groundless"; "idle fears"; "unfounded suspicions"; "unwarranted jealousy"
    baseless  groundless  idle  unfounded  unwarranted  wild 
  4. intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with
    "crazy about cars and racing"; "he is potty about her"
    crazy  wild  dotty  gaga 
  5. fanciful and unrealistic; foolish
    "a fantastic idea of his own importance"
    fantastic  wild 
  6. located in a dismal or remote area; desolate
    "a desert island"; "a godforsaken wilderness crossroads"; "a wild stretch of land"; "waste places"
    godforsaken  waste  wild 
  7. involving risk or danger
    "skydiving is a hazardous sport"; "extremely risky going out in the tide and fog"; "a wild financial scheme"
    hazardous  risky  wild 
  8. talking or behaving irrationally
    "a raving lunatic"
    raving mad  wild 
  9. in a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated
    "wild geese"; "edible wild plants"
    wild  untamed 
  10. (of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud
    "a violent clash of colors"; "her dress was a violent red"; "a violent noise"; "wild colors"; "wild shouts"
    violent  wild 
  11. marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
    "wild talk"; "wild parties"
    wild 
  12. in a state of extreme emotion
    "wild with anger"; "wild with grief"
    wild 
  13. deviating widely from an intended course
    "a wild bullet"; "he threw a wild pitch"
    wild 
noun
  1. a wild primitive state untouched by civilization
    "he lived in the wild"; "they collected mushrooms in the wild"
    wild  natural state  state of nature 
  2. a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition
    "it was a wilderness preserved for the hawks and mountaineers"
    wilderness  wild 
adverb
  1. in an uncontrolled and rampant manner
    "weeds grew rampantly around here"
    rampantly  wild  rampantly  wild 
  2. in a wild or undomesticated manner
    "growing wild"; "roaming wild"
    wild  wild 
WordNet Lexical Database v3.0, © 2006 Princeton University