WILDCAT
Scrabble letter values: W4I1L1D2C3A1T1 = 13
Definition
- adjective outside the bounds of legitimate or ethical business practices.
- adjective without official authorization. — synonyms: unauthorized, unauthorised
- adjective (of a mine or oil well) drilled speculatively in an area not known to be productive.
- noun an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field. — synonyms: wildcat_well
- noun a cruelly rapacious person. — synonyms: beast, wolf, savage, brute
- noun any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild.
Examples
- “wildcat currency issued by irresponsible banks”
- “wildcat stock speculation”
- “a wildcat airline”