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barbarous
Primitive or undeveloped in culture and customs; uncivilized.
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  1. Primitive or undeveloped in culture and customs; uncivilized.
  2. Characteristic of barbarians; primitive or lacking in civilization
  3. Characterized by savagery; very cruel:
neglected
Suffering from neglect.
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  1. Suffering from neglect.
unrestrained
Immoderate; not restrained or held in check
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  1. Immoderate; not restrained or held in check
  2. Not controlled or held in check; immoderate:
  3. Uninhibited or unreserved:
unmanageable
Not manageable; not readily submitting to handling or management; not easily restrained, governed, or directed; not controllable.
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  1. Not manageable; not readily submitting to handling or management; not easily restrained, governed, or directed; not controllable.
  2. Difficult to carry or maneuver; unwieldy:
boisterous
Rough and stormy; violent:
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  1. Rough and stormy; violent:
  2. Rough and stormy; turbulent
  3. Noisy and unruly; rowdy
savage
Without civilization; primitive; barbarous
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  1. Without civilization; primitive; barbarous
  2. Characterized by or showing hostility; unforgiving:
  3. Not domesticated or cultivated; wild:
luxuriant
Marked by or displaying luxury; luxurious:
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  1. Marked by or displaying luxury; luxurious:
  2. Abundant in growth or detail.
  3. Characterized by richness and extravagance, as in ornamentation, invention, etc., often tending to excess
lush
Tender and full of juice
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  1. Tender and full of juice
  2. Characterized by a rich growth of vegetation
  3. Characterized by richness, abundance, or extravagance, as in ornamentation, invention, etc., often tending to excess
exuberant
Very great; extreme
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  1. Very great; extreme
  2. Characterized by good health and high spirits; full of life; uninhibited
  3. Full of unrestrained enthusiasm or joy:
dense
Difficult to understand because of complexity or obscurity:
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  1. Difficult to understand because of complexity or obscurity:
  2. Permitting little light to pass through, because of compactness of matter:
  3. Opaque, with good contrast between light and dark areas. Used of a photographic negative.
excessive
Characterized by excess; being too much or too great; immoderate; inordinate
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  1. Characterized by excess; being too much or too great; immoderate; inordinate
  2. Exceeding a normal, usual, reasonable, or proper limit.
desolate
Devoid of inhabitants; deserted:
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  1. Devoid of inhabitants; deserted:
  2. Feeling, showing, causing, or expressing sadness or loneliness.
  3. Made uninhabitable; laid waste; in a ruinous state
waste
Excreted from the body:
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  1. Excreted from the body:
  2. Used to carry off or hold waste or refuse
  3. Left over, superfluous, refuse, or no longer of use
desert
Wild and uninhabited
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  1. Wild and uninhabited
  2. Of, relating to, characteristic of, or inhabiting a desert:
  3. A large, dry, barren region, usually having sandy or rocky soil and little or no vegetation. Water lost to evaporation and transpiration in a desert exceeds the amount of precipitation; most deserts average less than 25 cm (9.75 inches) of precipitation each year, concentrated in short local bursts. Deserts cover about one fifth of the Earth's surface, with the principal warm deserts located mainly along the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn, where warm, rising equatorial air masses that have already lost most of their moisture descend over the subtropical regions. Cool deserts are located at higher elevations in the temperate regions, often on the lee side of a barrier mountain range where the prevailing winds drop their moisture before crossing the range.
weedy
Being, characteristic of, or resembling a weed:
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  1. Being, characteristic of, or resembling a weed:
  2. Of or like a weed or weeds, as in rapid, rank growth
  3. Full of or consisting of weeds:
impenetrable
Impossible to penetrate or enter:
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  1. Impossible to penetrate or enter:
  2. (Physics) Having that property of matter by which two bodies are prevented from occupying the same space at the same time
  3. Unreceptive to ideas, impressions, influences, etc.
uninhabited
Not inhabited; having no inhabitants
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  1. Not inhabited; having no inhabitants
  2. Having no residents; not inhabited.
native
As found in nature; natural and not refined, adorned, or altered by man
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  1. As found in nature; natural and not refined, adorned, or altered by man
  2. Natural, unaltered, or unadorned:
  3. Simple; natural; free from affectation
natural
Related genetically:
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  1. Related genetically:
  2. Present in or produced by nature:
  3. Free from affectation or artificiality; at ease
untouched
Not influenced, affected or swayed.
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  1. Not influenced, affected or swayed.
  2. Remaining in its original, pristine state, undamaged.
  3. Not having come in contact.
virgin
Made with the ingredients of a cocktail but without alcohol.
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  1. Made with the ingredients of a cocktail but without alcohol.
  2. Unaltered or barely altered by human action, especially:
  3. Obtained from the first pressing, without the use of heat
overgrown
Overspread with foliage
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  1. Overspread with foliage
  2. Grown excessively or beyond normal size
uncultivated
Not cultivated by standard agricultural methods:
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  1. Not cultivated by standard agricultural methods:
  2. Inadequately educated; lacking art or knowledge; unrefined; uncultured; uncivilized.
  3. Not cultivated by agricultural methods; not prepared for cultivation.
untilled
Of land, having not been tilled.
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  1. Of land, having not been tilled.
uncared-for
Not cared for or looked after; neglected
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  1. Not cared for or looked after; neglected
  2. Lacking care; neglected.
free
Not bound, fastened, or attached:
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  1. Not bound, fastened, or attached:
  2. Not controlled by obligation or the will of another:
  3. Not occupied or used:
rampant
Violent and uncontrollable in action, manner, speech, etc.
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  1. Violent and uncontrollable in action, manner, speech, etc.
  2. Unrestrained or unchecked, usually in a negative manner.
  3. (Architecture) Springing from a support or an abutment that is higher at one side than at the other:
untamed
Wild, uncontrolled, especially of animals not domesticated or trained to human contact.
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  1. Wild, uncontrolled, especially of animals not domesticated or trained to human contact.
untamed
Wild, uncontrolled, especially of animals not domesticated or trained to human contact.
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  1. Wild, uncontrolled, especially of animals not domesticated or trained to human contact.
untrained
Lacking training, not having been instructed in something.
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  1. Lacking training, not having been instructed in something.
unbroken
Not tampered with; intact:
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  1. Not tampered with; intact:
  2. Uninterrupted; continuous:
  3. Not violated or breached:
erratic
Deviating from the customary course in conduct or opinion; eccentric:
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  1. Deviating from the customary course in conduct or opinion; eccentric:
  2. Having no fixed or regular course; wandering:
  3. Lacking consistency, regularity, or uniformity:
off
Less, smaller, fewer, etc.
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  1. Less, smaller, fewer, etc.
  2. Somewhat crazy; eccentric:
  3. (Informal) Not quite normal in thinking, behavior, etc.; mildly eccentric
unsound
In horse management an unsound horse is one suffering ill-health that affects its suitability for its intended work.
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  1. In horse management an unsound horse is one suffering ill-health that affects its suitability for its intended work.
  2. Not sound; not whole; not solid; defective; infirm; diseased.
  3. Not true or logically valid; fallacious:
disturbed
Mentally or emotionally upset or unbalanced
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  1. Mentally or emotionally upset or unbalanced
  2. Being or resulting from being emotionally or mentally troubled:
  3. Unsettled, broken up, or altered in structure or function:
raging
Remarkable; extraordinary:
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  1. Remarkable; extraordinary:
  2. Very active and unpredictable; volatile:
hot
Requiring immediate action or attention:
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  1. Requiring immediate action or attention:
  2. (Music) Of, relating to, or being an emotionally charged style of performance marked by strong rhythms and improvisation:
  3. Unusually lucky:
eager
Having or showing keen interest, intense desire, or impatient expectancy.
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  1. Having or showing keen interest, intense desire, or impatient expectancy.
  2. (Obsolete) Tart; sharp; cutting.
  3. Feeling or showing keen desire; impatient or anxious to do or get; ardent
avid
Eager and enthusiastic
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  1. Eager and enthusiastic
  2. Having or marked by strong desire or craving; greedy:
  3. Having an intense craving; greedy
unbridled
Not fitted with a bridle
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  1. Not fitted with a bridle
  2. Without restraint or boundary
  3. Not wearing or not fitted with a bridle:
loose
Not formal; relaxed:
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  1. Not formal; relaxed:
  2. Not compact or dense in arrangement or structure:
  3. Not fastened, restrained, or contained:
licentious
(Rare) Disregarding accepted rules and standards
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  1. (Rare) Disregarding accepted rules and standards
  2. Morally unrestrained, esp. in sexual activity; lascivious
  3. Lacking moral restraint, especially in sexual conduct.
profligate
Given to or characterized by licentiousness or dissipation:
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  1. Given to or characterized by licentiousness or dissipation:
  2. Extremely wasteful; recklessly extravagant
  3. Given to or characterized by reckless waste; wildly extravagant:
orgiastic
Having to do with or resembling an orgy
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  1. Having to do with or resembling an orgy
  2. Of, relating to, or characteristic of an orgy.
  3. Arousing or causing unrestrained emotion; frenzied.
reckless
Not regarding consequences; headlong and irresponsible; rash
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  1. Not regarding consequences; headlong and irresponsible; rash
  2. Careless; heedless
  3. Acting or done with a lack of care or caution; careless or irresponsible.
foolish
Without good sense; silly; unwise
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  1. Without good sense; silly; unwise
  2. Ridiculous; absurd
  3. Capable of arousing laughter; absurd or ridiculous:
incautious
Not cautious; rash.
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  1. Not cautious; rash.
  2. Careless, reckless, not exercising proper caution
  3. Not cautious; not careful or prudent; reckless; rash
native
Simple; natural; free from affectation
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  1. Simple; natural; free from affectation
  2. As found in nature; natural and not refined, adorned, or altered by man
  3. Natural, unaltered, or unadorned:
natural
Related genetically:
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  1. Related genetically:
  2. Conforming to the usual or ordinary course of nature:
  3. (Biology) Not produced or changed artificially; not conditioned:
rough
Regarded as being risky, dangerous, offensive, etc., often as a result of lacking in conventional social controls
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  1. Regarded as being risky, dangerous, offensive, etc., often as a result of lacking in conventional social controls
  2. Being in a natural state:
  3. Not refined, polished, or prepared; natural, crude, etc.
uncultivated
Not cultivated by standard agricultural methods:
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  1. Not cultivated by standard agricultural methods:
  2. Not cultivated by agricultural methods; not prepared for cultivation.
  3. Inadequately educated; lacking art or knowledge; unrefined; uncultured; uncivilized.
untamed
Wild, uncontrolled, especially of animals not domesticated or trained to human contact.
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  1. Wild, uncontrolled, especially of animals not domesticated or trained to human contact.
feral
Untamed; wild
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  1. Untamed; wild
  2. Of or suggestive of a wild animal; savage:
  3. Savage; fierce
savage
Wild, uncultivated, rugged, etc.
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  1. Wild, uncultivated, rugged, etc.
  2. Characterized by or showing hostility; unforgiving:
  3. Not domesticated or cultivated; wild:
barbarian
Of or like a barbarian
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  1. Of or like a barbarian
  2. Uncivilized; crude
  3. Cruel; barbarous
barbaric
Marked by crudeness or lack of sophistication:
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  1. Marked by crudeness or lack of sophistication:
  2. Brutal or cruel:
  3. Of, relating to, or characteristic of barbarians.
barbarous
Characterized by savagery; very cruel:
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  1. Characterized by savagery; very cruel:
  2. Primitive or undeveloped in culture and customs; uncivilized.
  3. Characteristic of barbarians; primitive or lacking in civilization
primitive
(Linguistics) Serving as the basis for derived or inflected forms:
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  1. (Linguistics) Serving as the basis for derived or inflected forms:
  2. Not resulting from conscious thought or deliberation; unconscious or instinctual:
  3. Being a protolanguage:
rude
Lacking refinement, culture, or elegance; uncouth, boorish, coarse, vulgar, etc.
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  1. Lacking refinement, culture, or elegance; uncouth, boorish, coarse, vulgar, etc.
  2. Undeveloped or uncivilized; primitive:
  3. Barbarous or ignorant
savage
Characterized by or showing hostility; unforgiving:
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  1. Characterized by or showing hostility; unforgiving:
  2. Without civilization; primitive; barbarous
  3. Not domesticated or cultivated; wild:
uncivilized
Used to describe behaviours deemed savage or inappropriate.
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  1. Used to describe behaviours deemed savage or inappropriate.
  2. Used to describe people who display a marked lack of manners as defined by a given culture.
  3. Not civilized; barbarous; unenlightened
uncultivated
Not cultivated by standard agricultural methods:
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  1. Not cultivated by standard agricultural methods:
  2. Not cultivated by agricultural methods; not prepared for cultivation.
  3. Inadequately educated; lacking art or knowledge; unrefined; uncultured; uncivilized.
uncultured
Not cultured or cultivated:
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  1. Not cultured or cultivated:
  2. Not cultured or civilized; lacking in delicacy or refinement.
uncivil
(Archaic) Uncivilized.
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  1. (Archaic) Uncivilized.
  2. Discourteous; rude:
  3. Not civilized; savage; barbarous; uncivilized.
disorderly
(Law) Offensive to good morals and public decency.
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  1. (Law) Offensive to good morals and public decency.
  2. Causing a disturbance; unruly; riotous
  3. Undisciplined; unruly:
fractious
Given to troublemaking
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  1. Given to troublemaking
  2. Hard to manage; unruly; rebellious; refractory
  3. Having a peevish nature; cranky.
indocile
Resistant to authority or discipline; recalcitrant.
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  1. Resistant to authority or discipline; recalcitrant.
  2. Not docile; difficult to manage or discipline
intractable
Difficult to alleviate, remedy, or cure:
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  1. Difficult to alleviate, remedy, or cure:
  2. Difficult to manage, deal with, or change to an acceptable condition:
  3. Not tractable or to be drawn or guided by persuasion; not easily governed, managed, or directed; uncontrollable; incurable; violent; stubborn; obstinate.
lawless
Not governed by law:
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  1. Not governed by law:
  2. Without law; not regulated by the authority of law
  3. Contrary to the law; unlawful:
obstinate
Not easily subdued, ended, etc.
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  1. Not easily subdued, ended, etc.
  2. Difficult to manage, control, or treat:
  3. Characterized by such adherence:
obstreperous
Noisily unruly or defiant:
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  1. Noisily unruly or defiant:
  2. Noisy, boisterous, or unruly, esp. in resisting or opposing
recalcitrant
Resistant to chemical decomposition; decomposing extremely slowly.
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  1. Resistant to chemical decomposition; decomposing extremely slowly.
  2. Difficult to manage or deal with:
  3. Refusing to obey authority, custom, regulation, etc.; stubbornly defiant
refractory
Having a high melting point. Ceramics that are made from clay and minerals are often refractory, as are metal oxides and carbides. Refractory materials are often used as liners in furnaces.
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  1. Having a high melting point. Ceramics that are made from clay and minerals are often refractory, as are metal oxides and carbides. Refractory materials are often used as liners in furnaces.
  2. Difficult to melt or work; resistant to heat:
  3. Resistant to treatment:
uncontrollable
Not able to be controlled, contained or governed.
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  1. Not able to be controlled, contained or governed.
  2. Impossible to control or govern:
ungovernable
Not governable
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  1. Not governable
  2. Incapable of being governed, restrained, or controlled.
  3. That cannot be governed or controlled; unruly, wild, etc.
unmanageable
Not manageable; not readily submitting to handling or management; not easily restrained, governed, or directed; not controllable.
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  1. Not manageable; not readily submitting to handling or management; not easily restrained, governed, or directed; not controllable.
  2. Difficult or impossible to manage or control:
unruly
Wild; uncontrolled
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  1. Wild; uncontrolled
  2. Difficult to keep in place or in order:
  3. Difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule:
untoward
Inappropriate, improper, unseemly, etc.
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  1. Inappropriate, improper, unseemly, etc.
  2. (Archaic) Stubborn or unruly
  3. Unruly, troublesome.
abandoned
Deserted; forsaken.
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  1. Deserted; forsaken.
  2. (Geology) No longer being acted upon by the geologic forces that formed it.
  3. Self-abandoned, or given up to vice; immoral; extremely wicked, or sinning without restraint; irreclaimably wicked; as, an abandoned villain. [First attested from 1350 to 1470]
dissipated
Intemperate in the pursuit of pleasure; dissolute.
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  1. Intemperate in the pursuit of pleasure; dissolute.
  2. To have squandered and scattered valuable possessions while devoted to pursuit of self-indulgent pleasures
  3. Irreversibly lost. Used of energy.
dissolute
Lacking moral restraint; indulging in sensual pleasures or vices.
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  1. Lacking moral restraint; indulging in sensual pleasures or vices.
  2. Dissipated and immoral; profligate; debauched
fast
Lasting; permanent:
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  1. Lasting; permanent:
  2. Disposed to dissipation; wild:
  3. Firmly fixed or fastened:
gay
Given to social life and pleasures
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  1. Given to social life and pleasures
  2. (Slang) Odd, inept, pathetic, etc.
  3. Given to social pleasures, especially at the expense of serious pursuits:
incontinent
Not restrained; uncontrolled:
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  1. Not restrained; uncontrolled:
  2. Lacking normal voluntary control of excretory functions.
  3. Without the normal ability to restrain a particular natural discharge, as of urine, from the body
licentious
Morally unrestrained, esp. in sexual activity; lascivious
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  1. Morally unrestrained, esp. in sexual activity; lascivious
  2. (Rare) Disregarding accepted rules and standards
  3. Lacking moral restraint, especially in sexual conduct.
profligate
Extremely wasteful; recklessly extravagant
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  1. Extremely wasteful; recklessly extravagant
  2. Given to or characterized by licentiousness or dissipation:
  3. Given to or characterized by reckless waste; wildly extravagant:
rakish
Like a rake; dissolute
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  1. Like a rake; dissolute
  2. Having a smartly trim, casual look; dashing; jaunty
  3. Having a trim, neat appearance suggesting speed
unbridled
Not fitted with a bridle
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  1. Not fitted with a bridle
  2. Not wearing or not fitted with a bridle:
  3. Without restraint or boundary
uncontrolled
Not controlled
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  1. Not controlled
  2. Not under control, discipline, or governance.
uninhibited
Not inhibited; having no inhibitions.
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  1. Not inhibited; having no inhibitions.
  2. Without inhibition; esp., free from the usual social or psychological restraints, as in behavior
unrestrained
Uninhibited or unreserved:
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  1. Uninhibited or unreserved:
  2. Immoderate; not restrained or held in check
  3. Not controlled or held in check; immoderate:
wanton
Lascivious or promiscuous. Used especially of women.
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  1. Lascivious or promiscuous. Used especially of women.
  2. Exciting or expressing sexual desire:
  3. Reckless; extremely careless; acting with utter disregard for others; implies conduct that is beyond mere negligence. In criminal law, malicious or malevolent intent. Reckless; extremely careless; acting with utter disregard for others; implies conduct that is beyond mere negligence. In criminal law, malicious or malevolent intent.
delirious
Of, suffering from, or characteristic of delirium.
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  1. Of, suffering from, or characteristic of delirium.
  2. Wildly excited
  3. Marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion; ecstatic:
frantic
Wild with anger, pain, worry, etc.; frenzied
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  1. Wild with anger, pain, worry, etc.; frenzied
  2. Highly excited with strong emotion or frustration; frenzied:
  3. Characterized by rapid and disordered or nervous activity:
frenetic
Wildly excited or active; frantic; frenzied.
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  1. Wildly excited or active; frantic; frenzied.
  2. Frantic; frenzied
frenzied
In a state of hurry, panic or wild activity.
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  1. In a state of hurry, panic or wild activity.
  2. Affected with or marked by frenzy; frantic:
mad
Angry or provoked
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  1. Angry or provoked
  2. Temporarily or apparently deranged by violent sensations, emotions, or ideas:
  3. Angry; resentful:
madding
In a state of frenzy; frenzied:
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  1. In a state of frenzy; frenzied:
  2. Maddening; making mad
  3. Raving; frenzied
dirty
Covered or marked with dirt or an unwanted substance; unclean.
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  1. Covered or marked with dirt or an unwanted substance; unclean.
  2. Extremely unfortunate or regrettable:
  3. Not bright and clear in color; somewhat dull or drab. Often used in combination:
heavy
Designating, of, or equipped with massive or relatively heavy weapons, armor, etc.
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  1. Designating, of, or equipped with massive or relatively heavy weapons, armor, etc.
  2. Too dense or rich to digest easily:
  3. Violent; rough:
raging
Remarkable; extraordinary:
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  1. Remarkable; extraordinary:
  2. Very active and unpredictable; volatile:
roily
Turbulent; agitated.
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  1. Turbulent; agitated.
  2. (Of water) muddy, cloudy (having lots of sediment)
  3. Full of sediment; muddy or cloudy.
rough
Not perfected, completed, or fully detailed:
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  1. Not perfected, completed, or fully detailed:
  2. Difficult to endure or live through, especially because of harsh or inclement weather:
  3. Regarded as being risky, dangerous, offensive, etc., often as a result of lacking in conventional social controls
rugged
Stormy; turbulent; tempestuous; rude.
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  1. Stormy; turbulent; tempestuous; rude.
  2. Having a rough irregular surface:
  3. Broken into sharp or irregular points; uneven; not smooth; rough
stormy
Subject to, characterized by, or affected by storms; tempestuous.
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  1. Subject to, characterized by, or affected by storms; tempestuous.
  2. Characterized by violent emotions, passions, speech, or actions:
  3. Violent, raging, turbulent, etc.
tempestuous
Of, involving, or like a tempest
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  1. Of, involving, or like a tempest
  2. Characterized by violent emotions or actions; tumultuous:
  3. Violent; turbulent
tumultuous
Making a tumult
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  1. Making a tumult
  2. Characterized by mental or emotional agitation:
  3. Full of or characterized by tumult; wild and noisy; uproarious
turbulent
Moving rapidly or violently:
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  1. Moving rapidly or violently:
  2. Full of commotion or wild disorder
  3. Marked by or causing turmoil; unruly or boisterous
ugly
Bad, vile, repulsive, offensive, objectionable, etc.
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  1. Bad, vile, repulsive, offensive, objectionable, etc.
  2. (--- New England) Unmanageable. Used of animals, especially cows or horses.
  3. Marked by or inclined to anger or bad feelings; disagreeable:
violent
Caused by unexpected force or injury rather than by natural causes:
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  1. Caused by unexpected force or injury rather than by natural causes:
  2. Causing or intending to cause damage, injury, or death, often when involving great force:
  3. Characterized by extreme emotion, especially anger:
bush
(Often with "the") Rural areas, typically remote, wooded, undeveloped and uncultivated.
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  1. (Often with "the") Rural areas, typically remote, wooded, undeveloped and uncultivated.
  2. Land covered with dense vegetation or undergrowth.
  3. Land remote from settlement:
wilderness
A large tract of land that has not been significantly affected by human activities.
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  1. A large tract of land that has not been significantly affected by human activities.
  2. An unsettled, uncultivated region, especially:
  3. An uncultivated, uninhabited region; waste; wild
wildness
The quality of being wild or untamed
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  1. The quality of being wild or untamed
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  • He couldn't help but detect her wild pulse.

  • Any time a wild animal isn't afraid of you, there is probably something wrong.

  • He was a bit wild at times, but a good kid.

  • Again they traveled across the wild country.

  • His warm breath on her neck sent her heart in a flurry of wild beats.

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