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Idioms about wild
Origin of wild
before 900; Middle English, Old English wilde; cognate with Dutch, German wild,Old Norse villr,Swedish vild,Gothic wiltheis
OTHER WORDS FROM wild
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British Dictionary definitions for wild (1 of 2)
wild
/ (waɪld) /
adjective
adverb
in a wild manner
run wild
- to grow without cultivation or care
- to behave without restraint
noun
(often plural) a desolate, uncultivated, or uninhabited region
the wild
- a free natural state of living
- the wilderness
Derived forms of wild
wildish, adjectivewildly, adverbwildness, nounWord Origin for wild
Old English wilde; related to Old Saxon, Old High German wildi, Old Norse villr, Gothic wiltheis
British Dictionary definitions for wild (2 of 2)
Wild
/ (waɪld) /
noun
Jonathan. ?1682–1725, British criminal, who organized a network of thieves, highwaymen, etc, while also working as an informer: said to have sent over a hundred men to the gallows before being hanged himself
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