wild and woolly
Definition of wild and woolly
chiefly US, informal
: very wild : without order or control His novels were about the wild and woolly Western frontier. a wild and woolly love affair
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: living in a state of nature and not ordinarily tame or domesticated
: growing or produced without human aid or care
: related to or resembling a corresponding cultivated or domesticated organism
: a sparsely inhabited or uncultivated region or tract : wilderness
: a wild, free, or natural state or existence
: in a wild manner: such as
: without regulation or control
: off an intended or expected course
: resembling wool
: of, relating to, or bearing wool
: lacking in clearness or sharpness of outline
: a garment made from wool
: sheep
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