adjective / adverb / noun
wild
WYLD/waɪld/
Free from domestication or ordinary restraint.
A wild fox stands alert among the grass and berry shrubs.
Etymology
Old English wilde already described plants growing uncultivated and animals living untamed. The modern sense preserves this contrast with cultivation and domestication; its deeper origin is uncertain.
In context
the crop has gone from being solely a wild plant to being Mass cultivated
More examples
- The rescued bird returns to the wild.
- The kids run wild during recess.
- She's wild about her new puppy.
- In this card game, jokers are wild.
Forms
wild · wilder · wildest · wilds
wildly adverb — In an uncontrolled or extreme manner.
wildness noun — The quality of being untamed or unrestrained.
Similar words
- untamed
- Emphasizes not being domesticated or brought under human control.
- unrestrained
- Emphasizes freedom from limits, especially in behavior or emotion.