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semiwild

semiwild adjective: partly wild.

Adjective

semiwild (not comparable)

  1. (usually, animals) Partly wild.
    • In the last 25 years, with the introduction of superior varieties and growing practices, production surged to some 865,000 acres, although much fruit is still gathered from semiwild stands.2007 December 12, David Karp, “From China, Only in a Bottle, a Berry With an Alluring Name”, in New York Times
    Synonyms:
    half-wild

Synonyms of semiwild

Forms of semiwild

alternative formsemi-wild

Origin of semiwild

From semi- + wild.

Questions about semiwild

What does semiwild mean?
Semiwild means partly wild.
What part of speech is semiwild?
Semiwild is an adjective.

Words near semiwild in the dictionary

  1. semiweekly
  2. semiwet
  3. semiwhisper
  4. semiwhispers
  5. semiwidth
  6. semiwild
  7. semiwildcat
  8. semiwoody
  9. semiword
  10. semiwords
  11. semiworks

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