untamed

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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. adjective in a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated

Etymology

From 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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