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untamed

/ʌnˈteɪmd/ adjective

In Latin: indomitus Wiktionary

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  1. Wild, uncontrolled, especially of animals not domesticated or trained to human contact.
    The mustang is an untamed horse that roams where it wants, with little interest in humans.

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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