Sekirov Dictionary

wild

/ˈwaɪ̯ld/

adjective 19
noun 3
adverb 2
verb 2
forms 5
phrases 7

adjective19

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(of an animal) of a kind that lives free in nature, not of a kind that people keep
- Przewalski's horses are the only remaining wild horses, although there are many feral horses throughout the world.
- In this region, the wild boars can be dangerous, but (perhaps counterintuitively) the feral hogs can be even worse.
Untamed; not domesticated.
Being in the wild, by any pathway (whether by being of the wild type, by being feral since birth, or by being feral after escape from domesticated life).
From or relating to wild creatures.
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Unrestrained or uninhibited.
- I was filled with wild rage when I discovered the infidelity, and punched a hole in the wall.
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Raucous, unruly, or licentious.
- The fraternity was infamous for its wild parties, which frequently resulted in police involvement.
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(slang) Amazing, awesome, unbelievable.
- Did you hear? Pat won the lottery! — Wow, that's wild!
(slang) Very unexpected; wildly surprising; crazy, diabolical.
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Enthusiastic.
- I'm not wild about the idea of a two day car trip with my nephews, but it's my only option.
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Visibly and overtly anxious; frantic.
- Her mother was wild with fear when she didn't return home after the party.
Furious; very angry.
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Disheveled, tangled, or untidy.
- After a week on the trail without a mirror, my hair was wild and dirty.
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Very inaccurate; far off the mark.
- The novice archer fired a wild shot and hit her opponent's target.
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Able to stand in for others, e.g. a card in games, or a text character in computer pattern matching.
- In this card game, aces are wild: they can take the place of any other card.
Exposed to the wind and sea; unsheltered.
Of an audio recording: intended to be synchronized with film or video but recorded separately.
Hard to steer.
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Of unregulated and varying frequency.
- The aircraft's navigational equipment should not be powered from the wild AC bus except in an emergency, as its computers can be damaged by variations in electrical frequency.
Not capable of being represented as a finite closed polygonal chain.

noun3

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The undomesticated state of a wild animal.
- After mending the lion's leg, we returned him to the wild.
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[in the plural] A wilderness.
- Thus every good his native wilds impart Imprints the patriot passion on his heart; And e’en those ills that round his mansion rise Enhance the bliss his scanty funds supplies. — 1730
Something that is able to stand in for others, such as a particular playing card in a game.

adverb2

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Inaccurately; not on target.
- The javelin flew wild and struck a spectator, to the horror of all observing.
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Intended to be synchronized with film or video but recorded separately.
- Let's record it wild.

verb2

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(slang) (In the form wilding or wildin') To act in a strange or unexpected way.
- Kinsey posted a clip of the incident alongside a caption that reads: "Damn the ER in Tulsa be wildin'." — 2021
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(slang) To commit random acts of assault, robbery, and rape in an urban setting, especially as a gang.
- Now is they wildin with us / And getting rowdy with us. — 1999

forms

wilded · wilding · wilds · wilder · wildest

Phrases with wild

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