untamed
Wild, uncontrolled, especially of animals not domesticated or trained to human contactWild, uncontrolled, especially of animals not domesticated or trained to human contact.
» Kalman camped near the untamed river.
Meaning
1 sensesWild, uncontrolled, especially of animals not domesticated or trained to human contact.
The mustang is an untamed horse that roams where it wants, with little interest in humans.
ди́кийdíkij
- in a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated
Examples
4 sentencesKalman camped near the untamed river.
Ziri likes fishing in this untamed river.
This field is untamed.
"O son, what mean / these transports? Say, what bitter grief doth move / thy soul to rage untamed? Where vanished is thy love?"
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English untamed, untemed, equivalent to un- + tamed and/or untame + -ed. CompaFrom Middle English untamed, untemed, equivalent to un- + tamed and/or untame + -ed. Compare Dutch ongetemd (“untamed”), German ungezähmt (“untamed”), Danish utæmmet (“untamed”), Swedish otämd (“untamed”), Icelandic ótamin (“untamed”).
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Forms
more untamed, most untamed| Comparative | more untamed Lesson |
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| Superlative | most untamed Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
9 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form