wild

/ˈwī(-ə)ld/

Middle English wilde, from Old English; akin to Old High German wildi wild, Welsh gwyllt

adjective

  1. living in a state of nature and not ordinarily tame or domesticated

  2. growing or produced without human aid or care

  3. related to or resembling a corresponding cultivated or domesticated organism

wild ducks

noun

  1. a sparsely inhabited or uncultivated region or tract : wilderness

  2. a wild, free, or natural state or existence

adverb

  1. in a wild manner: such as

  2. without regulation or control

  3. off an intended or expected course

plants that grow wild