Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Wild (-er)
wild (-er), adj. [OE wilde, bewildered, astray.]
- Stormy; turbulent; windy; rough weather; [fig.] intense; tempestuous.
- Native; undomesticated; uncultivated; untamed; common; raised in a natural state.]
- Wondrous; miraculous; remarkable; marvelous. (1333/1356)
- Uninhabited; unpopulated; unsettled.
- Impetuous; rash; thoughtless; imprudent; irresponsible; unreasonable.
- Uncontrollable; unrestrainable.
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