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wild (enc)

Wild

Noun1.wild - a wild primitive state untouched by civilization; "he lived in the wild"
state - the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state"
crudeness, crudity, primitiveness, primitivism, rudeness - a wild or unrefined state
2.wild - a wild and uninhabited area
barren, wasteland, waste - an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation; "the barrens of central Africa"; "the trackless wastes of the desert"
bush - a large wilderness area
frontier - a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country; "the individualism of the frontier in Andrew Jackson's day"
Adj.1.wild - marked by extreme lack of restraint or control; "wild ideas"; "wild talk"; "wild originality"; "wild parties"
unquiet - characterized by unrest or disorder; "unquiet days of riots"; "following the assassination of Martin Luter King ours was an unquiet nation"; "spent an unquiet night tossing and turning"
tame - very restrained or quiet; "a tame Christmas party"; "she was one of the tamest and most abject creatures imaginable with no will or power to act but as directed"
2.wild - in a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated; "wild geese"; "edible wild plants"
intractable - not tractable; difficult to manage or mold; "an intractable disposition"; "intractable pain"; "the most intractable issue of our era"; "intractable metal"
tamed, tame - brought from wildness into a domesticated state; "tame animals"; "fields of tame blueberries"
3.wild - in a state of extreme emotion; "wild with anger"; "wild with grief"
passionate - having or expressing strong emotions
4.wild - deviating widely from an intended course; "a wild bullet"; "a wild pitch"
uncontrolled - not being under control; out of control; "the greatest uncontrolled health problem is AIDS"; "uncontrolled growth"
5.wild - (of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud; "a violent clash of colors"; "her dress was a violent red"; "a violent noise"; "wild colors"; "wild shouts"
intense - in an extreme degree; "intense heat"; "intense anxiety"; "intense desire"; "intense emotion"; "the skunk's intense acrid odor"; "intense pain"; "enemy fire was intense"
6.wild - not subjected to control or restraint; "a piano played with a wild exuberance"- Louis Bromfield
uncontrolled - not being under control; out of control; "the greatest uncontrolled health problem is AIDS"; "uncontrolled growth"
7.wild - talking or behaving irrationally; "a raving lunatic"
insane - afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement; "was declared insane"; "insane laughter"
8.wild - produced without being planted or without human labor; "wild strawberries"
unplanted - not planted
9.wild - located in a dismal or remote area; desolate; "a desert island"; "a godforsaken wilderness crossroads"; "a wild stretch of land"; "waste places"
inhospitable - unfavorable to life or growth; "the barren inhospitable desert"; "inhospitable mountain areas"
10.wild - without civilizing influences; "barbarian invaders"; "barbaric practices"; "a savage people"; "fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient"-Margaret Meade; "wild tribes"
noncivilised, noncivilized - not having a high state of culture and social development
11.wild - (of the elements) as if showing violent anger; "angry clouds on the horizon"; "furious winds"; "the raging sea"
stormy - (especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion; "a stormy day"; "wide and stormy seas"
Adv.1.wild - in an uncontrolled and rampant manner; "weeds grew rampantly around here"
2.wild - in a wild or undomesticated manner; "growing wild"; "roaming wild"

 

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