WILD, WILDERNESS, WILD-LOOKING, WILDLY, WILDNESS
ADJECTIVES
1290 ► RAMAGE of animals: wild, untamed, unruly, violent
1300 ► UNBENE ungenial, wild and rugged → obs.
1330 ► SAVAGE uncultivated, wild → obs.
1398 ► RAMAGEOUS → RAMAGIOUS of an animal: wild, untamed, unruly, violent → obs.
1420 ► SAVAGE of movements, noise, demeanour, manners, etc.: wild, ungoverned; rude, unpolished → arch.
1422 ► SAVAGE of a plant or tree: wild, uncultivated → obs.
1430 ► SAVAGINE savage, wild → obs.
1535 ► BEDLAM belonging to a madhouse; mad, wild, ill-behaved, foolish
1548 ► HARE-BRAINED stupid and heedless, reckless; rash, wild, mad
1580 ► HAGGARD wild, untamed, unreclaimed, untrained → obs.
1586 ► EFFERE excessively wild or fierce → obs.
1597 ► LAVISH of conduct or disposition: unrestrained, impetuous; loose, wild, licentious → obs.
1599 ► IMMANE inhumanly cruel or savage; brutal, wild
1607 ► RAMMISH wild, violent, untamed, rash; strong → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
1614 ► EFFEROUS extremely wild, fierce, or savage; cruel, ferocious, violent → obs.
1656 ► IMMANSUETE ungentle, outrageous, wild, untractable → obs.
1661 ► RATTLE-NODDLED characterized by foolish noisy levity of character or conduct; giddy, harebrained, flighty, noisy, wild; rattle-headed → obs.
1674 ► FAUNIC wild, woodish, rude → obs.
1677 ► FERINE of the nature of a wild animal, wild, untamed
1678 ► TORY-RORY boisterous, uproarious, roaring, roistering, swaggering, wild → obs.
1691 ► HATTLE wild, skittish, mischievous; uncertain in temper; often used of a skittish cow → Eng. dial.
1691 ► SCADDLE → SKADDLE wild, mischievous, unsteady; thievish, esp. used of a cat or dog → Eng. dial.
1693 ► MADPASH wild, rash, scatterbrained, insane, mad → obs.
1697 ► HAGGARD of a person: wild-looking; originally applied to the ‘wild’ expression of the eyes
..L17 ► SHANDY wild, boisterous → Eng. dial.
1700 ► RANTIPOLE wild, disorderly, rakish, noisy, rough
1700 ► SCAR scared, timid, shy; wild; sour-looking → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1704 ► RAISED infuriated, irascible, wild, frenzied, over-excited → Sc.
1713 ► RAMP wild, bold, wanton, unrestrained, rompish; full of rude health and spirits → Sc.
1714 ► RAMMAGE of persons: wild, excited, unruly, unmanageable → Sc.
1742 ► RAGMATICAL wild, rowdy, ill-behaved, riotous → obs.
1749 ► RATTLING lively, brisk, noisy; rollicking, wild → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1751 ► HARE’UM- SCARE-‘UM reckless, careless, heedless in action; wild, rash
1751 ► HAREM-SCAREM → HARUM-SCARUM reckless, careless, heedless in action; wild, rash
1776 ► CAMSTARIE → CAMSTARY→ CAMSTEERY → KAMSTEERY wild, mad, unmanageable, obstinate, perverse → Sc.
1781 ► SCARE easily frightened, timid; wild; shy, affectedly modest → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1785 ► RANDIE → RANDY disorderly, disreputable, given to drink; boisterous, riotous, dissipated; wild, unruly, unmanageable → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1787 ► HALLOCKIT wild, romping; light, giddy; crazy, half-witted → Sc.
1788 ► WAFF disreputable, wild, worthless; immoral → Sc.
1790 ► REE crazy, delirious; rude, wild; unmanageable → Sc. & Eng. dial.
..19C ► RACKETTY careless, thoughtless, wild → Eng. dial.
..19C ► RATTLE-BRAIN wild, spendthrift, harum-scarum → Eng. dial.
1800 ► RANTIPOW wild, noisy, rough → Eng. dial.
1805 ► REEZIE wild, frolicsome, partially intoxicated → Sc.
1806 ► RANK wild, rugged, projecting, rough → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1808 ► CAMSTROUDGEOUS wild, unmanageable; obstinate, perverse → Sc.
1819 ► HELLICAT wild, unmanageable, boisterous → Sc.
1822 ► RAMPAGEOUS furious, violent, wild, unruly, obstreperous, boisterous → Sc.
1822 ► RAMPAGINOUS furious, angry, violent, wild, unruly, obstreperous, boisterous, noisy, disorderly, outrageous → Sc.
1822 ► RANKRINGING wild, coarse, lawless → Sc. obs.
1824 ► CULTURELESS of a plant, the soil, etc.: uncultivated, wild → obs.
1829 ► SEVERE wild, untamed, fierce, vicious, savage → Amer. dial.
1836 ► TORN DOWN dissolute, disreputable, unruly, wild, violent → Amer. dial.
1837 ► RAMPACIOUS lively, spirited, boisterous; wild, unruly, outrageous; rampageous
1838 ► YIRLICH wild, unnatural → Sc. obs.
1843 ► REDE fierce, impetuous, wild; excited; drunk → Sc.
1865 ► NEVER-HEED-EM thoughtless, wild → Eng. dial.
1866 ► BRONCHO → BRONCO wild, mean, rough, uncontrollable → Amer. dial.
1866 ► RAGGLISH of persons: wild, unreliable, undisciplined, rough, boisterous → Sc.
..19C ► RAFFY drunken; dissipated; wild → Eng. dial.
1870 ► MIRACULOUS wild, eccentric; reckless, venturesome, careless; very drunk → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1870 ► ROPABLE → ROPEABLE violently angry, intractable, wild → Aust. & NZ sl.
1875 ► GALLOWS mischievous, wild, impish, unmanageable, tiresome; impudent, saucy → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1876 ► RAVELLING confused; wild; disordered → Eng. dial.
1882 ► RORTY wild, boisterous → sl.
1884 ► FLY wild, audacious, impertinent; brash → US sl.
1884 ► SCAFE wild, rude; awkward, esp. used of boys; full of fear → Eng. dial.
1886 ► RATTLE-BAG wild, spendthrift, harum-scarum → Eng. dial.
1887 ► RASE-BRAINED impetuous, harebrained, wild, violent → Eng, dial.
1888 ► HOT of people: exuberant, flamboyant, or daring in the pursuit of pleasure; uninhibited, wild → Amer. sl.
1891 ► TORE DOWN dissolute, disreputable, unruly, wild, violent → Amer. dial.
1892 ► RANK wild, uncontrollable, mischievous, cunning → Eng. & Amer. dial.
1895 ► UNGAIN disagreeable; intractable, troublesome; unsteady, wild; stupid → Eng. dial.
1896 ► HAILY wild, reckless → Amer. dial.
1897 ► RED-HOT wild, dissipated → Eng. dial.
1898 ► TART wild → Eng. dial.
1900 ► GALLY-STANG wild, unsteady → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1900 ► GAMMOCKY wild, full of tricks → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1900 ► GARISH wild, foolishly gay → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1904 ► GO-BACK having reverted to the wild state; growing wild on land once cultivated → Amer. dial.
1904 ► REVOYLT wild; frisky; in very high spirits → Sc. (Bk.)
1904 ► SCARTLY frightened, wild, shy → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1904 ► SCRAGGLING wild, untidy, disorderly, generally applied to vegetation → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1904 ► SCRAN wild → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 ► HAGGAR wild, untamed → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 ► TEWITISH wild, foolish → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 ► UNCO-LOOKING having a wild, strange look → Sc. (Bk.)
1908 ► RAMBY wild, furious, lecherous → Amer. dial.
1911 ► BOSKY wild, unfrequented → Sc. (Bk.)
1923 ► RADGE mad, violently excited, furious, wild, obstreperous, insane → Sc.
1923 ► RADGIE mad, violently excited, furious, wild, obstreperous → Sc.
1927 ► JUNGLI wild and boorish
1933 ► CAMSTRUDGEOUS wild; obstinate → Sc.
1936 ► ANTIC irresponsible, ungovernable, wild → Amer. dial.
1945 ► ASIATIC crazy; wild; eccentric → World War II United States Navy usage
1947 ► JET-PROPELLED wild, ‘fast’ → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1951 ► UP THE WALL crazy; wild → sl.
1953 ► RAMPTIOUS violent and reckless in behaviour; wild, active, dangerous; outrageous, quarrelsome, passionate → Amer. dial.
1954 ► RAUNCHY wild; frantic; distraught → Amer. dial.
1965 ► ANIMAL wildly disorderly, rowdy; wild, unrestrained → Amer. sl.
1973 ► RAMMY wild, furious, lecherous → Amer. dial.
1982 ► INTENSE extreme, wild → US sl.
1990 ► AGGRO hot-headed, wild, unpredictable → sl., orig. US students’ usage
1997 ► WILDER THAN A PEACH-ORCHARD BOAR very wild, unrestrained → Amer. dial.
2006 ► CRUNK → KRUNK wild, crazy; out of control → US sl. (Bk.)
ADVERBS
1664 ► TORY-RORY in a roaring, wild, or uproarious manner; boisterously, wildly → obs.
1674 ► HARUM-SCARUM recklessly, heedlessly, wildly
1674 ► HARUM-STARUM recklessly, heedlessly, wildly
1865 ► YIRLISCHLY wildly → Sc. obs.
1905 ► RANDY madly, wildly → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
NOUNS
1456 ► RAMAGE wildness, high spirit, courage → obs.
1534 ► FERITY the quality of being wild or savage; brutishness; wildness; fierceness; ferocity; barbarous or savage cruelty; of plants: wildness, uncultivated condition
1682 ► SAVAGE a wild beast → obs.
1796 ► SAVAGISM the condition of being wild or uncivilized; the savage state of human society
..19C ► FERINE a wild beast
..19C ► THREE-F’s ‘fuck, fun, and a footrace”; said of a wild time or a lewd person → Brit. sl.
1870 ► BLASH-BOGGART an apparition appearing and disappearing like a flash; also, a person who is wild or strange in appearance → Eng. dial.
..20C ► STREAK a wild party; a wild and exciting time → US sl.
1944 ► BOONDOCKS rough or wild country; rural backcountry; the sticks; an out-of-the-way place → Amer. dial.
1968 ► MARLBORO COUNTRY rough or remote country; wilderness → US sl.
NOUNS, PERSON
.M15 ► RAMP a wild-living, vulgar woman or girl
.M15 ► ROMP a wild-living, vulgar woman or girl
1564 ► WILD OATS a wild young fellow → obs.
1570 ► GALLOW-CLAPPER one who deserves to be hanged; a very wild youth → obs.
1579 ► HAGGARD a wild and intractable person; one not to be captured; originally a female → obs.
1588 ► SAVAGE a person living in the lowest state of development or cultivation; an uncivilized, wild person; a barbarian
1597 ► BLADE a sharp-witted, dashing, wild, or reckless fellow; a beau
1604 ► BARBARIAN a rude, wild, uncivilized person; a brutal monster
1611 ► MADPASH a scatterbrain; a hot-headed person; a rash or turbulent person; a wild, giddy person → obs.
1648 ► MADLING a mad creature; one who acts wildly or foolishly
1654 ► BESS O’ BEDLAM any female of wild or disorderly appearance → Eng. dial.
1699 ► JINGLE-BRAINS a wild, thoughtless person; a noisy, talkative person → colloq.
1699 ► RABSCALLION → RAPSCALLION a rascal, a rogue; a wild, reckless fellow; a vagabond; a ne’er-do-well
1700 ► RANTIPOLE a rude, romping boy or girl; a wild, ill-behaved or reckless person
1703 ► BLOWZE a coarse, untidy woman, with dishevelled hair; a wild girl, a hoyden → Eng. dial.
1718 ► SCANT O’ GRACE a wild, disorderly, graceless fellow; a good-for-nothing; a scapegrace; a reprobate → Sc.
1721 ► HARRIGOAD → HARRY-GAUD a wild, wanton girl or child; a run-about, flighty or good-for-nothing person → Eng. dial.
1786 ► LIMMER a wild, undisciplined girl; a bold, impudent girl or woman; a jade, a hussy → Sc.
..19C ► RAFFLE-TOPPIN(G) a wild, reckless, foolish person → Eng. dial.
..19C ► RATTLE-BRAIN a wild, harum-scarum person; a spendthrift → Eng. dial.
..19C ► RATTLE-TOPPIN a wild, harum-scarum person → Eng. dial.
..19C ► RAVEL-COPPIN a wild, reckless, careless fellow → Eng. dial.
1816 ► MAZEGERRY a wild, thoughtless, frolicsome fellow → Eng. dial.
1818 ► GILLRAVAGER a wild, lawless, or blustering fellow → Sc.
1828 ► RING-TAILED PAINTER a powerful, violent, or wild person; an extraordinary example of its kind → Amer. dial.
1830 ► RING-TAILED ROARER a powerful, violent, or wild person; an extraordinary example of its kind → Amer. dial.
1831 ► RATTLER a roisterer; a wild liver → Eng. dial.
1832 ► RANNAGANT a wild, loose-living person; a good-for-nothing → Sc.
1832 ► RING-TAIL ROARER a powerful, violent, or wild person; an extraordinary example of its kind → Amer. dial.
1837 ► RING-TAILED SQUEALER a powerful, violent, or wild person; an extraordinary example of its kind → Amer. dial.
1850 ► ARAB any wild-looking person; an excitable or passionate person → Amer. sl.
1859 ► RING-TAIL SNORTER a powerful, violent, or wild person; an extraordinary example of its kind → Amer. dial.
1860 ► MAZEGERRY-PATTICK a wild, thoughtless, frolicsome fellow → Eng. dial.
1865 ► TAPSALTEERIE a wild romping or untidy child → Sc. obs.
1865 ► TAPSILEERIE a wild romping or untidy child → Sc. obs.
1866 ► RAMSCULLION a rascal; a wild, reckless fellow; a vagabond, a vagrant; a ne’er-do-well → Sc. obs.
1867 ► WILDEGO → WILDYGO a wild, harum-scarum person → Eng. dial.
1868 ► SCAFE a wild, thoughtless person, esp. a boy or young man; a rascal; a lazy ne’er-do-well → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1870 ► LARRIKIN a street rowdy, usually juvenile; a rough, a wild fellow; a hoodlum or hooligan → chiefly Aust.
1871 ► LARRIKINESS a female larrikin → chiefly Aust.
1875 ► RIPSTITCH a romping, boisterous, irrepressible child who is always ‘ripping his stitches,’ i.e., tearing his clothes; a wild, reckless person → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1886 ► RADICAL a troublesome boy; a wild, unruly fellow; a rogue, a blackguard; a rascal → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1888 ► TAG a wild or romping girl → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1890 ► RANDY a wild, noisy, reckless person → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1891 ► TEAR-AWAY one who tears or rushes away, or acts with great impetuosity; one who behaves in a wild, uncontrolled, or reckless manner; a rebellious and unruly young person; an uncontrollable, boisterous person
1892 ► CIMARRON a wild or solitary person; a shy, bashful child → Amer. dial.
1892 ► LARY a rough, a wild fellow → Aust. sl. (Bk.)
1894 ► HEATHER-CAT a wild, roaming person → Sc.
1894 ► WILDIE a wild, restless child → Sc.
1898 ► RING-TAIL SQUEALER a powerful, violent, or wild person; an extraordinary example of its kind → Amer. dial.
1900 ► RIDE-THE-MOON a wild, dissipated fellow → Eng. dial.
1900 ► WILDIN → WILDING a wild fellow; a rude, uncultivated man → Eng. dial.
1905 ► MADSTART a wild, giddy person → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 ► HORROR O’ MADDERDOM a wild, madcap person → Sc. (Bk.)
1905 ► MADLOCK a wild, giddy person → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 ► MAZED-ANTIC a wild, foolish, crazy person → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 ► RANDOM-SHOT a wild young fellow → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1909 ► RING-TAIL TOOTER a powerful, violent, or wild person; an extraordinary example of its kind → Amer. dial.
1912 ► BIRD a wild and frolicsome youth → US (Bk.)
1913 ► RING-TAIL PEELER a powerful, violent, or wild person; an extraordinary example of its kind → Amer. dial.
1941 ► DEVIL’S BOPEEP a wild young girl → Amer. dial.
1941 ► RING-TAILED TOOTER a powerful, violent, or wild person; an extraordinary example of its kind → Amer. dial.
1950 ► ANIMAL a wild, crazy person → sl.
1950 ► RING-TAILED SNORTER a powerful, violent, or wild person; an extraordinary example of its kind → Amer. dial.
1959 ► RAVER someone who has a wild time, esp. sexually → sl.
1959 ► RING-TAILED SCREAMER a powerful, violent, or wild person; a loud-mouthed boaster; an extraordinary example of its kind → Amer. dial.
1963 ► RADGE a wild, obstreperous person or animal → Sc.
1965 ► BATO LOCO a term of affection for a ‘crazy’ (fellow); a wild guy .. sl. (Spanish-American)
1965 ► VATO LOCO a wild guy → US sl. (Spanish-American)
1966 ► WILDO a person behaving in a wild or crazy manner → UK sl.
1967 ► RED-NECK a hell-raiser; a person who causes trouble or creates chaos, esp. by wild or outrageous behaviour → US students’ sl. (Bk.)
1968 ► RING-TAIL DEVIL a powerful, violent, or wild person; an extraordinary example of its kind → Amer. dial.
1970 ► RAGE a person, or animal, known for wild behaviour → Aust., NZ., & US students’ sl.
1972 ► RAGER a person, or animal, known for wild behaviour; someone on a spree → Aust., NZ., & US students’ sl.
1988 ► TEAR-ARSE a wild, reckless, impulsive, or delinquent person → Aust. sl. (Bk.)
VERBS
1225 ► AWILD-EN to become wild or unruly → obs.
..19C ► RAFFLE to lead a wild, dissolute life → Eng. dial.
1832 ► GO THE WHOLE ANIMAL to act without any restraint → Amer. sl.
1876 ► HARRIGOAD → HARRY-GAUD to go about in a wild, flighty manner; to ramble, to roam about → Eng. dial.
..20C ► RAISE HELL to celebrate wildly; to enjoy oneself in a wild, boisterous manner, usually with much noise and whisky; to be drunk and boisterous → Amer. colloq.
..20C ► RAISE SAND to celebrate wildly; to enjoy oneself in a wild, boisterous manner, usually with much noise and whisky; to be drunk and boisterous → Amer. colloq.
1908 ► GO BUSH to run wild, to go berserk → Aust. colloq.
1914 ► BALL THE JACK to behave recklessly or wildly → US sl.
1939 ► WILD-HOG to live a life of debauchery; to be wild; to seek illicit sexual adventure → Amer. dial.
1940 ► APE to lose control; to act in a wild manner → US sl.
1940 ► TEAR DOWN to demonstrate great emotion; to act intensely and wildly → sl.
1940 ► TEAR THE PLACE DOWN to demonstrate great emotion; to act intensely and wildly → sl.
1950 ► FLIP ONE’S LID to be or become wildly excited or enthusiastic; to go wild; to lose one’s head; to become excessively angry → sl., orig. US
1952 ► FLIP ONE’S WIG to be or become wildly excited or enthusiastic; to go wild; to lose one’s head; to become excessively angry → sl., orig. US
1960 ► APE OUT to lose control; to act in a wild manner → US sl.
1963 ► GO FAT to go wild, to ‘let off steam’ → S. Afr. sl.
1964 ► FLIP OUT to lose control, orig. under the influence of drugs; to go wild or crazy
1968 ► GO ANIMAL to act wildly, without inhibition → US sl.
1980 ► ILL to act crazily, aggressively, or wildly → African-American teen sl.