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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But as has been the case with arguably the top remaining free agent on the open market throughout the winter, this situation still feels wildly fluid. Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025 Dowdle even said that spring that the Florida Marlins had hurt the game by spending wildly in the winter of 1996-97, winning a World Series and then selling off most of their stars. Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025 Equal parts survival epic, psychological horror story and coming-of-age drama, Yellowjackets is the saga of a team of wildly talented high school girls soccer players who become the (un)lucky survivors of a plane crash deep in the remote northern wilderness. Matt Grobar, Deadline, 28 Jan. 2025 The wildly popular film famously starred Demi Moore, Patrick Swayze and Whoopi Goldberg, who won an Oscar for her work. Kate Hogan, People.com, 24 Jan. 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 5 Feb. 2025.

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