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wilder |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Wilder \Wil"der\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wildered}; p. pr & vb n. {Wildering}.] [Akin to E. wild, Dan. forvilde to bewilder, Icel. villr bewildered, villa to bewilder; cf AS wildor a wild animal. See {Wild}, a., and cf {Wilderness}.] To bewilder; to perplex. Long lost and wildered in the maze of fate. --Pope. Again the wildered fancy dreams Of spouting fountains, frozen as they rose. --Bryant. From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Wilder, ID (city, FIPS 87670) Location: 43.67657 N, 116.90783 W Population (1990): 1232 (403 housing units) Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 83676 Wilder, KY (city, FIPS 83172) Location: 39.03555 N, 84.47857 W Population (1990): 691 (241 housing units) Area: 8.6 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water) Wilder, MN (city, FIPS 70258) Location: 43.82553 N, 95.20630 W Population (1990): 83 (40 housing units) Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 56101 Wilder, TN Zip code(s): 38589 Wilder, VT (CDP, FIPS 84025) Location: 43.67233 N, 72.31130 W Population (1990): 1576 (693 housing units) Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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