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tameless

[ teym-lis ]

/ ˈteɪm lɪs /

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adjective

untamed or untamable.

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Origin of tameless

First recorded in 1590–1600; tame + -less

OTHER WORDS FROM tameless

tame·less·ly, adverbtame·less·ness, noun

Words nearby tameless

tamburitza, Tamburlaine, tame, tameable, tamed, tameless, Tamerlane, Tameside, Tamiflu, Tamil, Tamil Eelam

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How to use tameless in a sentence

I was born with the most imperious, haughty, tameless spirit, with which ever mortal was gifted.
The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1, April, 1851|Various
The tanned and tameless children Of the wild elder earth, With stature of the northlights, They have the stars for girth.
Songs from Vagabondia|Bliss Carman and Richard Hovey
His only virtues were courage and patience, but they were counterbalanced by a tameless ferocity.
The Walls of Constantinople|Bernard Granville Baker
Germany was astounded at the spectacle of these wild, fierce men, apparently as tameless and as fearless as wolves.
The Empire of Austria; Its Rise and Present Power|John S. C. Abbott

His whole person, bearing, and frame bore out the impression of a tameless spirit.
A Woman of Thirty|Honore de Balzac