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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

  • (..) Wow! I thought you were for real Casey You know, I have to say, I really did! Yeah Jamie, you try being for real with a three-year old and a wife getting her masters-degree I'm not gonna burn my reputation on your wild hunch Wow! Thanks for coming guys, totally fucking awesome to see you! (..)
    2015 The Big Short