tameless

[ teym-lis ]

adjective

1. untamed or untamable.

Other Words From

• tameless·ly adverb
• tameless·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of tameless¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; tame + -less

Example Sentences

I was born with the most imperious, haughty, tameless spirit, with which ever mortal was gifted.

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The tanned and tameless children Of the wild elder earth, With stature of the northlights, They have the stars for girth.

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His only virtues were courage and patience, but they were counterbalanced by a tameless ferocity.

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Germany was astounded at the spectacle of these wild, fierce men, apparently as tameless and as fearless as wolves.

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His whole person, bearing, and frame bore out the impression of a tameless spirit.

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Related Words

• ferocious