wild

wild [-er] adj

OE wilde, bewildered, astray.

  1. Stormy; windy; experiencing rough weather; [fig.] intense; stressed; highly charged with emotion.
  2. Turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous.
  3. Native; undomesticated; uncultivated; untamed; common; raised in a natural state.
  4. Wondrous; miraculous; remarkable; marvelous.
  5. Uninhabited; unpopulated; unsettled; not easily accessible; like a wilderness.
  6. Impetuous; rash; thoughtless; imprudent; irresponsible; unreasonable.

wild adv

see wild, adj.

  1. Stridently; without restraint; with loud ringing; with constant noise.