adjective

1. living or growing in its original, natural state and not normally domesticated or cultivated wild flowers, wild animals
2. not lived in or cultivated; overgrown, waste, etc. wild land
3. not civilized; savage a wild tribe
4. not easily restrained or regulated; not controlled or controllable; unruly, rough, lawless, etc. wild children
5. characterized by a lack of social or moral restraint; unbridled in pursuing pleasure; dissolute, orgiastic, etc. a wild rake, a wild party
6. violently disturbed; turbulent; stormy a wild seacoast
7. in a state of intense excitement; specif.,
   1. eager or enthusiastic, as with desire or anticipation wild with delight
   2. angered, frenzied, frantic, crazed, etc. wild with desperation
8. in a state of disorder, disarrangement, confusion, etc. wild hair
9. fantastically impractical; visionary a wild scheme
10. showing a lack of sound judgment; reckless; imprudent a wild wager
11. going wide of the mark aimed at; missing the target a wild swing in boxing
12. Slang extraordinary; remarkable a wild success
13. Card Games having any value specified by the holder: said of a card deuces, when wild in poker, may be counted as aces, kings, etc.

Etymology: ME wilde < OE, akin to Ger wild, prob. < IE base *wel-, shaggy hair, unkempt > wool, vole

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noun