Word for the day: wild

wild |wīld|                                                          *salvaje (en Español)

 
DEFINITION

adjective1 (of an animal or plant) living or growing in the natural environment; not domesticated or cultivated.• (of people) not civilized; barbarous: the wild tribes from the north.• (of scenery or a region) desolate-looking: the wild coastline of Cape Wrath.2 uncontrolled or unrestrained, esp. in pursuit of pleasure: she went through a wild phase of drunken parties and desperate affairs.• not based on sound reasoning or probability: a wild guess | who, even in their wildest dreams, could have anticipated such a victory?• stormy: the wild sea.• informal very enthusiastic or excited: I'm not wild about the music.• informal very angry.• (of looks, appearance, etc.) indicating distraction: her wild eyes were darting back and forth.• (of a playing card) deemed to have any value, suit, color, or other property in a game at the discretion of the player holding it.

noun (the wild)a natural state or uncultivated or uninhabited region: kiwis are virtually extinct in the wild.• (the wilds) a remote uninhabited or sparsely inhabited area: he spent a year in the wilds ofCanada.
PHRASES
run wild(of an animal, plant, or person) grow or develop without restraint or discipline: these horses have been running wild since they were born | figurative : her imagination had run wild.wild and woollyuncouth in appearance or behavior.
DERIVATIVES
wildish adjective.wildly adverb.wildness noun
ORIGIN Old English wilde, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German wild .

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