wildly
Variant of wild
wild
definition
wild (wīld)
adjective
- living or growing in its original, natural state and not normally domesticated or cultivated wild flowers, wild animals
- not lived in or cultivated; overgrown, waste, etc. wild land
- not civilized; savage a wild tribe
- not easily restrained or regulated; not controlled or controllable; unruly, rough, lawless, etc. wild children
- characterized by a lack of social or moral restraint; unbridled in pursuing pleasure; dissolute, orgiastic, etc. a wild rake, a wild party
- violently disturbed; turbulent; stormy a wild seacoast
- in a state of intense excitement; specif.,
- eager or enthusiastic, as with desire or anticipation wild with delight
- angered, frenzied, frantic, crazed, etc. wild with desperation
- in a state of disorder, disarrangement, confusion, etc. wild hair
- fantastically impractical; visionary a wild scheme
- showing a lack of sound judgment; reckless; imprudent a wild wager
- going wide of the mark aimed at; missing the target a wild swing in boxing
- Slang extraordinary; remarkable a wild success
- 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
adverb
in a wild manner; wildly; without aim or control to shoot wild
noun
a wilderness or wasteland
wild Idioms
run wild
to grow, exist, or behave without control
the wild
the wilderness, nature, the out-of-doors, etc.
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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