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untamed

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate UK //ʌntˈeɪmd// un·tamed

adj. wild and not controlled by people. It describes something that is natural and has not been changed or trained.

adj. wild and not domesticated or controlled; lacking in restraint or discipline. Often used to describe natural landscapes, animals, or human emotions.


SIMPLE

The forest is full of untamed beauty.

CONTEXTUAL

The explorer spent months navigating the untamed wilderness of the northern mountains.

COMPLEX

The novel explores the tension between the untamed forces of nature and the rigid social structures of the Victorian era.

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Origin

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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