Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Wild \Wild\, a. [Compar. {Wilder}; superl. {Wildest}.] [OE.
   wilde, AS. wilde; akin to OFries. wilde, D. wild, OS. & OHG.
   wildi, G. wild, Sw. & Dan. vild, Icel. villr wild,
   bewildered, astray, Goth. wilpeis wild, and G. & OHG. wild
   game, deer; of uncertain origin.]
   1. Living in a state of nature; inhabiting natural haunts, as
      the forest or open field; not familiar with, or not easily
      approached by, man; not tamed or domesticated; as, a wild
      boar; a wild ox; a wild cat.

            Winter's not gone yet, if the wild geese fly that
            way.                                  --Shak.

   2. Growing or produced without culture; growing or prepared
      without the aid and care of man; native; not cultivated;
      brought forth by unassisted nature or by animals not
      domesticated; as, wild parsnip, wild camomile, wild
      strawberry, wild honey.

            The woods and desert caves, With wild thyme and
            gadding vine o'ergrown.               --Milton.

   3. Desert; not inhabited or cultivated; as, wild land. ``To
      trace the forests wild.'' --Shak.

   4. Savage; uncivilized; not refined by culture; ferocious;
      rude; as, wild natives of Africa or America.

   5. Not submitted to restraint, training, or regulation;
      turbulent; tempestuous; violent; ungoverned; licentious;
      inordinate; disorderly; irregular; fanciful; imaginary;
      visionary; crazy. ``Valor grown wild by pride.'' --Prior.
      ``A wild, speculative project.'' --Swift.

            What are these So withered and so wild in their
            attire ?                              --Shak.

            With mountains, as with weapons, armed; which makes
            Wild work in heaven.                  --Milton.

            The wild winds howl.                  --Addison.

            Search then the ruling passion, there, alone The
            wild are constant, and the cunning known. --Pope.

   6. Exposed to the wind and sea; unsheltered; as, a wild
      roadstead.

   7. Indicating strong emotion, intense excitement, or
      ?ewilderment; as, a wild look.

   8. (Naut.) Hard to steer; -- said of a vessel.

   Note: Many plants are named by prefixing wild to the names of
         other better known or cultivated plants to which they a
         bear a real or fancied resemblance; as, wild allspice,
         wild pink, etc. See the Phrases below.

Wild \Wild\, n.
   An uninhabited and uncultivated tract or region; a forest or
   desert; a wilderness; a waste; as, the wilds of America; the
   wilds of Africa.

         then Libya first, of all her moisture drained, Became a
         barren waste, a wild of sand.            --Addison.

Wild \Wild\, adv.
   Wildly; as, to talk wild. --Shak.

Source : WordNet®

wild
     adj 1: marked by extreme lack of restraint or control; "wild
            ideas"; "wild talk"; "wild originality"; "wild
            parties" [ant: {tame}]
     2: in a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated;
        "wild geese"; "edible wild plants" [syn: {untamed}] [ant:
        {tame}]
     3: in a state of extreme emotion; "wild with anger"; "wild with
        grief"
     4: deviating widely from an intended course; "a wild bullet";
        "a wild pitch"
     5: (of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud; "a violent
        clash of colors"; "her dress was a violent red"; "a
        violent noise"; "wild colors"; "wild shouts" [syn: {violent}]
     6: not subjected to control or restraint; "a piano played with
        a wild exuberance"- Louis Bromfield
     7: talking or behaving irrationally; "a raving lunatic" [syn: {raving},
         {raving mad}]
     8: produced without being planted or without human labor; "wild
        strawberries" [syn: {spontaneous}]
     9: located in a dismal or remote area; desolate; "a desert
        island"; "a godforsaken wilderness crossroads"; "a wild
        stretch of land"; "waste places" [syn: {desert}, {godforsaken},
         {waste}]
     10: without civilizing influences; "barbarian invaders";
         "barbaric practices"; "a savage people"; "fighting is
         crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are
         efficient"-Margaret Meade; "wild tribes" [syn: {barbarian},
          {barbaric}, {savage}, {uncivilized}, {uncivilised}]
     11: (of the elements) as if showing violent anger; "angry clouds
         on the horizon"; "furious winds"; "the raging sea" [syn:
         {angry}, {furious}, {raging}, {tempestuous}]

wild
     n 1: a wild primitive state untouched by civilization; "he lived
          in the wild" [syn: {natural state}, {state of nature}]
     2: a wild and uninhabited area [syn: {wilderness}]

wild
     adv 1: in an uncontrolled and rampant manner; "weeds grew rampantly
            around here" [syn: {rampantly}]
     2: in a wild or undomesticated manner; "growing wild"; "roaming
        wild"