wild
wild Lexical Profile
wild Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Living or growing in a natural state without human cultivation, domestication, or care.
"The meadow was filled with wild berries and native grasses."
Uninhabited, inhospitable, or left in its natural, undeveloped condition (of a region or landscape).
"They trekked across the wild highlands of northern Scotland."
Lacking restraint, discipline, or control; intensely excited, turbulent, or unruly.
"The audience broke into wild applause at the end of the symphony."
Not based on sound reasoning, evidence, or careful calculation; reckless or extravagant.
"Without looking at the data, I can only make a wild guess about the outcome."
Able to represent any other card or value as chosen by the holder (in card and board games).
"In this variation of poker, deuces and jokers are wild."
• noun
A natural, uncultivated, and uninhabited terrestrial environment or wilderness where flora and fauna exist free from human control.
"After months of rehabilitation, the injured hawk was successfully released back into the wild."
• adverb
In a natural, uncultivated, or unrestricted state or manner.
"Blackberries and honeysuckle grow wild along the old country lanes."
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English 'wilde', meaning in a natural state, uncultivated, or untamed, derived from Proto-Germanic '*wilthijaz' (cognate with Old High German 'wildi' and Gothic 'wilþeis').