wild
adjective
living in a state of nature; not tamed or domesticated.
half-wild
-
a word derived from
wild.
Example Sentences
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He loved the video game “Minecraft” and the family’s half-wild cats.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2022
Although the human breeders of the first domesticated animals must have repeatedly crossed them with their wild cousins, this is the first documented example of a half-wild, half-domesticated animal.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 13, 2022
Some days it was a relief to play Chewbacca, with his wordless, half-wild growls.
From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2019
Alison doing her new job for Yvonne, during which she observes an argument between Yvonne and Robert about Robert’s half-wild dog, Pete.
From New York Times ● Oct. 18, 2015
They only rid the canton of its few half-wild dogs.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
