wildly

adverb

wild·​ly ˈwī(-ə)l(d)-lē How to pronounce wildly (audio)
1
: in a wild manner
was talking wildly
2
: extremely sense 2
wildly popular
wildly enthusiastic

Examples of wildly in a Sentence

He was waving his arms wildly. I'm not wildly enthusiastic about seeing them.
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Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was wildly inaccurate in Week 1, and their defensive backs jogged around and didn’t cover anybody, all while coach Mike McDaniel watched expressionless. Vic Tafur, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025 Bobby Cannavale excels at playing tough guys with a taste for trouble, but his resume is wildly diverse. Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025 But despite the reduced pace of job creation, the labor market is not wildly out of balance. Tobias Burns, The Hill, 10 Sep. 2025 On the ground in Wedgewood Houston, a tiny bird fought an army of enclosing fire ants, wildly kicking and flailing. Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 9 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wildly

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of wildly was in the 14th century

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“Wildly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wildly. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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