wilder

CEFRB2

/ˈwɪldə(ɹ)/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    More uncontrolled, strange, or natural than something else.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    A surname.

Examples

  • Mr Wilder gave me your e-mail address.

  • The aurochs were a wilder breed than today's cattle.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3

Also pronounced

  • /ˈwaɪldə(ɹ)/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. To bewilder, perplex

  2. comparative form of wild: more wild

More examples

In context

  • The sea grew wilder and wilder.

  • Now, to smother noise and light, Is stolen abroad the wildering night,

  • Now in their hearts those wildered Trojans said That once more they beheld Achilles' self Gigantic in his armour.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

After the wildfire, the forest became even blank and full of hazards.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

From wild.