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Wild
(superl.)
Living
in
a
state
of
nature;
inhabiting
natural
haunts,
as
the
forest
or
open
field;
not
familiar
with,
or
not
easily
approached
by,
man;
not
tamed
or
domesticated;
as,
a
wild
boar;
a
wild
ox;
a
wild
cat.
Wild
(superl.)
Growing
or
produced
without
culture;
growing
or
prepared
without
the
aid
and
care
of
man;
native;
not
cultivated;
brought
forth
by
unassisted
nature
or
by
animals
not
domesticated;
as,
wild
parsnip,
wild
camomile,
wild
strawberry,
wild
honey.
Wild
(superl.)
Desert;
not
inhabited
or
cultivated;
as,
wild
land.
Wild
(superl.)
Savage;
uncivilized;
not
refined
by
culture;
ferocious;
rude;
as,
wild
natives
of
Africa
or
America.
Wild
(superl.)
Not
submitted
to
restraint,
training,
or
regulation;
turbulent;
tempestuous;
violent;
ungoverned;
licentious;
inordinate;
disorderly;
irregular;
fanciful;
imaginary;
visionary;
crazy.
Wild
(superl.)
Exposed
to
the
wind
and
sea;
unsheltered;
as,
a
wild
roadstead.
Wild
(superl.)
Indicating
strong
emotion,
intense
excitement,
or
/ewilderment;
as,
a
wild
look.
Wild
(superl.)
Hard
to
steer;
--
said
of
a
vessel.
Wild
(n.)
An
uninhabited
and
uncultivated
tract
or
region;
a
forest
or
desert;
a
wilderness;
a
waste;
as,
the
wilds
of
America;
the
wilds
of
Africa.
Wild
(adv.)
Wildly;
as,
to
talk
wild.
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