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wild — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • boisterous adj Loud, energetic, and a bit rowdy; full of noisy enthusiasm.
  • feral adj Wild and untamed, especially describing an animal that has escaped domestication and now lives in the wild.
  • ferocious adj Extremely fierce, savage, or violent.
  • fierce adj Aggressively powerful, intense, or savage.
  • game noun An activity played for entertainment or competition, following a set of rules.
  • haggard adjective Looking tired, worn out, or unwell, often from stress, illness, or lack of sleep.
  • nuts adj Informal: crazy, irrational, or wildly excited.
  • savage adj Extremely fierce, violent, or brutal.
  • savagely adv In a fierce, brutal, or uncontrolled way.
  • truculent adj Cruel or savage.
  • unruly adj Difficult to control or discipline; disorderly or badly behaved.
  • wanton adj Deliberately careless or cruel, showing no regard for consequences or morality.
  • wild adj Living or growing in a natural state, not tamed, farmed, or cultivated by people.

Senses

wild is used for these senses in English:

  • boisterous Characterized by violence and agitation; wild; stormy.
  • feral Of an animal, wild but descended from domestic or captive ancestors; thus, in the wild, although not necessarily of the wild type.
  • ferocious Marked by extreme and violent energy.
  • fierce Exceedingly violent, severe, ferocious, cruel or savage.
  • game (uncountable) Wild animals hunted for food.
  • haggard (of an animal) Wild or untamed
  • nuts (colloquial) Crazy, mad; unusually pleased or, alternatively, angered.
  • rambunctious (chiefly, US, informal) Boisterous, energetic, noisy, and difficult to control.

boisterous — full definition

  1. adj Loud, energetic, and a bit rowdy; full of noisy enthusiasm.
  2. adj Violent or turbulent, especially describing weather.

feral — full definition

  1. adj Wild and untamed, especially describing an animal that has escaped domestication and now lives in the wild.
  2. adj Out of control, wild, or unruly, said of a person or behavior.

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