English

Noun

wild-ass ‎(plural wild-asses)

1. (zoology) Any of several wild equine mammals closely related to donkey, endemic of Asia and northeast Africa.
2. (slang) A wild ass; an uneducated or boorish person.

   This estimate is completely unreliable! It was produced by a wild-ass.

Hyponyms

• (wild mammal closely related to donkey): African wild ass, kiang, onager, Indian wild ass

Related terms

• ass
• donkey
• mule

Translations

See also

• Appendix:Animals
• Appendix:English collective nouns

Etymology 2

wild +‎ -ass

Adjective

wild-ass ‎(comparative more wild-ass, superlative most wild-ass)

1. (slang) Crazy; lacking caution or certainty.

   That's nothing but a wild-ass rumor.