adj.
- (of animals or plants) living or growing in the natural environment; not domesticated or cultivated.
- (of a place or region) uninhabited, uncultivated, or inhospitable.
▸(of people) not civilized; barbarous.
▸(of looks, appearance, etc.) indicating distraction.
- uncontrolled; unrestrained.
▸informal very enthusiastic or excited.
▸informal very angry.
- not based on sound reasoning or probability:
a wild guess.
n.
(
the wild)
a natural state or uncultivated or uninhabited region.
▸
(the wilds)
a remote area.
Phrase
- run wild
grow or behave without restraint or discipline. - wild and woolly
uncouth or rough.
Derivative
- wildish adj.
- wildly adv.
- wildness n.
Etymology
OE wilde, of Gmc origin.