Idioms for wild
Origin of wild
before 900; Middle English, Old English
wilde; cognate with Dutch, German
wild, Old Norse
villr, Swedish
vild, Gothic
wiltheis
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British Dictionary definitions for wildly (1 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
British Dictionary definitions for wildly (2 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, adjective wildly, adverb wildness, nounWord Origin for wild
Old English
wilde; related to Old Saxon, Old High German
wildi, Old Norse
villr, Gothic
wiltheis
Idioms and Phrases with wildly
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