wildish

adjective

Definition of wildishnext
as in untamed

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  1. untamed
  2. feral
  3. wild
  4. savage
  5. undomesticated
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  • Courtesy Luxury Living Costa Rica Three centuries before wealthy investors sought out trophy holdings along Costa Rica’s untamed Pacific coast, these shores were a theater of conquistadors, corsairs and cannon fire.
    — Donna Hardie-Scott, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • And though the untamed nature of jungle plants doesn’t quite conjure the French countryside, this villa—Nice Projects's largest interiors project yet—still offers a cocooning sense of calm.
    — Valentina Raggi, Architectural Digest, 21 July 2026
Definition of untamed
Adjective
  • Maritime travel dispersed rodents and feral pigs across countless island ecosystems.
    — Elan Abrell, The Conversation, 22 July 2026
  • The main threats to the slow-moving species include fires, drought, feral dogs, cats, dingoes and foxes, with three echidna species classified as critically endangered and vulnerable.
    — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 16 July 2026
Definition of feral
Adjective
  • Despite a middling 50-51 record, the Padres are within two games of the National League’s final wild-card spot after beating the Atlanta Braves 8-3 on Tuesday.
    — Dennis Lin, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • The entire region is being transformed from beautiful, wild, healthy, relatively intact and super biodiverse habitat to an energy sector sacrifice zone.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 July 2026
Definition of wild
Adjective
  • The Yellow Death has disfigured the population, and soldiers in white-and-red tunics serve the savage Duke of Tviot.
    — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
  • Josefowicz, in her decathlon of a performance, brought Ligeti’s savage discontinuities to the surface.
    — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Definition of savage
Adjective
  • The dogs that do survive outdoors in Redland later reproduce, which means scores of loose, untrained, undomesticated dogs.
    — Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Listen to this article Police are investigating after more than 70 animals — many of them undomesticated — were found dead at a home in Old Saybrook.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2025
Definition of undomesticated
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