Definition of "wild"

noli me tangere for Ceſars I ameand wylde for to hold though I ſeme tame

c. 1527–1542, Thomas Wyatt, “Who so list to hounte”, in Egerton MS 2711‎, page 7v

Winter's not gone yet, if the wild geese fly that way.

c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, [Act II, scene iv]

Thee Shepherd, thee the Woods, and deſert caves, / With wilde Thyme and the gadding Vine o'regrown,

1637, John Milton, “Lycidas”, in Poems of Mr. John Milton, […], London: […] Ruth Raworth for Humphrey Mosely, […], published 1646, page 58

Plant breeding is always a numbers game. […] The wild species we use are rich in genetic variation, and individual plants are highly heterozygous and do not breed true. In addition, we are looking for rare alleles, so the more plants we try, the better.

2013 May–June, David Van Tassel, Lee DeHaan, “Wild Plants to the Rescue”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3

Forgive these wild and wandering cries,⁠Confusions of a wasted youth;⁠Forgive them where they fail in truth,And in thy wisdom make me wise.

1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], prologue

City, in contrast, were lethargic in every area of the pitch and their main contribution in the first half-hour was to keep referee Phil Dowd busy, with Micah Richards among four of their players booked early on, in his case for a wild lunge on Young.

2011 August 7, Chris Bevan, “Man City 2-3 Man Utd”, in BBC Sport

We define a pattern as a valid GP subtree that might contain wild characters [i.e. wildcards] in any of its nodes.

2009, Leonardo Vanneschi, Steven Gustafson, Alberto Moraglio, Genetic Programming: 12th European Conference

Thus every good his native wilds impartImprints the patriot passion on his heart;And e’en those ills that round his mansion riseEnhance the bliss his scanty funds supplies.

1730–1774, Oliver Goldsmith, Introductory to Switzerland

...Chief of Detectives Robert Colangelo, who said the attacks appeared unrelated to money, race, drugs, or alcohol, said that some of the 20 youths brought in for questioning has told investigators that the crime spree was the product of a pastime called "wilding"."It's not a term that we in the police had heard before," the chief said, noting that the police were unaware of any similar incident in the park recently. "They just said, 'We were going wilding.' In my mind at this point, it implies that they were going to raise hell."...

1989 April 22, David E. Pitt, “Jogger's Attackers Terrorized at Least 9 in 2 Hours”, in New York Times, page 1

Now is they wildin with us / And getting rowdy with us.

1999, Busta Rhymes (Trevor Taheim Smith, Jr.), Iz They Wildin Wit Us? (song)

They had a big influence on me. They had a big influence on Brooklyn period. I like the nonsense. [laughs] They were wildin'. Everyone in Brooklyn was liking that shit. They're wildin'. Their story in the stu, it gets deep.

2021 April 6, Shirley Ju, “The New Voice of Brooklyn is Here To 'Drench 'Em'”, in Flaunt Magazine‎, archived from the original on 7 September 2022

Kinsey posted a clip of the incident alongside a caption that reads: "Damn the ER in Tulsa be wildin'."

2021 October 14, Jack Beresford, “Hospital Security Guard 'Heartbroken' After Being Fired Over Viral Video Confrontation”, in Newsweek‎

The Ringer's Culture/NBA writer Wosney Lambre said it best: "I think it's a bad look for the players to be wilding on the fans like this. Fair or not, the players are held to a higher standard of decorum than the loser fans. It is what it is."

2022 April 20, A. Sherrod Blakely, “The Neverending Disappointment of Kyrie Irving”, in Bleacher Report‎