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

  • (..) beautiful Bacilisu? Who here has an invitation to go to Africa? No-one, we're just chewing the fat. Wild animal paradise. And what is Bacilisu? I don't understand. Neither do I. I got a picture of titties. Colour. A portrait. (..)
    1989 Dva lidi v zoo
  • (..) - Who's on duty? - I don't know. - There's no one here... Attention, attention. We ask that people Danger due to escaped wild animals, - Turn it off! Turn it off now! What is that... What is it? - Hi, Tadeo. - Jesus Christ, he's drunk. (..)
    1989 Dva lidi v zoo