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wild

Definition

  • noun: a large area of land where people do not live and where plants, trees, etc., grow freely
  • noun: a sparsely inhabited or uncultivated region or tract
  • adjective: living in nature without human control or care
  • adjective: living in a state of nature and not ordinarily tame or domesticated
  • synonyms: wilderness, native, desert

Examples

  • The company was successful 'beyond my wildest dreams/fantasies'. [=much more successful that I ever thought possible]

  • He has some pretty 'wild' [='strange'] ideas about raising children.

  • The party was getting kind of 'wild' [=out of control] so we left.

Movie quotes

  • (..) I'll kill that, Ryder. We'll cut him off at the kingdom. And get back the crown, come on. Boys. Perhaps you want to stop acting like wild dogs chasing their tails, and think for a moment. Oh, please there's no need for that. Well if that's all you desire, then be on your way. (..)
    2010 Tangled