wild and woolly

adjective

Uncultured and without laws.

Meanings

adjectivewild and woolly (comparative wilder and woollier, superlative wildest and woolliest)

comparative wilder and woollier · superlative wildest and woolliest

  1. informalUncultured and without laws.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 粗暴
  • 粗暴 (cūbào)Translations
Finnish kesytön
  • kesytönTranslations
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APA

wild and woolly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wild%20and%20woolly

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“wild and woolly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wild%20and%20woolly. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wild and woolly,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wild%20and%20woolly.

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