wild and woolly in English

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    {
      "form": "wilder and woollier",
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        "comparative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "wildest and woolliest",
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        "superlative"
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        "Uncultured and without laws."
      ],
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        "(informal) Uncultured and without laws."
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          "roman": "cūbào",
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          "word": "粗暴"
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}

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "wilder and woollier",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wildest and woolliest",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
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        "1": "wilder and woollier",
        "sup": "wildest and woolliest"
      },
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      "name": "en-adj"
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        "Uncultured and without laws."
      ],
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        "(informal) Uncultured and without laws."
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"wild and woolly" meaning in English

Adjective

Alternative forms