live wild on the island

keannu · Jan 20, 2013

Why isn't it "live wildly"? I know sometimes even an adjective can describe a verb as an adverb, is this that kind of case?

gu44)Another strange phenomenon has been added to the list of effects that global warming is having on the natural world : shrinking sheep. The Soay sheep of Scotland that live wild on the island of Hirta have been studied closely for more than two decades...

bhaisahab · Jan 20, 2013

keannu said:
Why isn't it "live wildly"? I know sometimes even an adjective can describe a verb as an adverb, is this that kind of case?

gu44)Another strange phenomenon has been added to the list of effects that global warming is having on the natural world : shrinking sheep. The Soay sheep of Scotland that live wild on the island of Hirta have been studied closely for more than two decades...

It means that they live in a wild state, they are not domesticated.

emsr2d2 · Jan 20, 2013

I rather like the idea of sheep living wildly - it suggests they're out every night getting drunk and having mad parties! ;-)

keannu · Jan 21, 2013

Can you explain that sometimes an adjective like "wild" can describe a verb? Verbs are usually described by adverbs, not adjectives. So is this an exceptional case where an adjective acts like an adverb?

The Soay sheep of Scotland that live wild on the island of Hirta

BobK · Jan 21, 2013

keannu said:
Can you explain that sometimes an adjective like "wild" can describe a verb? Verbs are usually described by adverbs, not adjectives. So is this an exceptional case where an adjective acts like an adverb?

The Soay sheep of Scotland that live wild on the island of Hirta

Let me google that for you

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BobK · Jan 21, 2013

keannu said:
Can you explain that sometimes an adjective like "wild" can describe a verb? Verbs are usually described by adverbs, not adjectives. So is this an exceptional case where an adjective acts like an adverb?

The Soay sheep of Scotland that live wild on the island of Hirta

Let me google that for you

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Rover_KE · Jan 21, 2013

keannu said:
Can you explain that sometimes an adjective like "wild" can describe a verb? Verbs are usually described by adverbs, not adjectives. So is this an exceptional case where an adjective acts like an adverb?

'Wild' is a perfectly respectable adverb in its own right. Plenty of dictionaries give examples of its use, including Collins:

wild
adv

in a wild manner

run wild ⇒ to grow without cultivation or care

to behave without restraint

Rover

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