Wilder Meaning
/ˈwaɪldə(ɹ)/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjcomparative form of wild: more wild
verbTo bewilder, perplex
Sentence Examples
The sea grew wilder and wilder.
Mr Wilder gave me your e-mail address.
The aurochs were a wilder breed than today's cattle.
CEFR Practice Quiz
After the wildfire, the forest became even ____ and full of hazards.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Thornton ____ was a famous American playwright who wrote the classic and very popular play 'Our Town' today.
Word Origin & History
From wild.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Now in their hearts those wildered Trojans said That once more they beheld Achilles' self Gigantic in his armour."
— 1913, Smyrnaeus Quintus, The Fall of Troy:
"More tender, grateful than she could have dreamed, Fond hands passed pitying over brows and hair, And gentle words borne softly through the air, Calming her weary sense and wildered mind, By welcome, dear communion with her kind."
— 1879, Emma Lazarus, The Poems of Emma Lazarus:
"Deep and far within the ether stretched my eyes their anxious gaze, While the swelling thoughts within me grew a wild and wildered maze, Then came floating on the distance, softly to my listening ears, Low, thrilling harmonies of worlds whirling in their bright spheres."
— 1854, Effie Afton, Eventide:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
After the wildfire, the forest became even ____ and full of hazards.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Thornton ____ was a famous American playwright who wrote the classic and very popular play 'Our Town' today.