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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Hollywood no longer provides admirable masculine ideals; the country’s most recognizable male figure is the one who’s always wildly, unreasonably the focus of controversy. Armond White, National Review, 18 Dec. 2024 Bratwurst and beer served in steins became wildly popular. Leslie Kelly, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024 On how much power the HHS secretary wields [The job] can be wildly powerful and unpowerful at the same time. Dan Gorenstein, NPR, 18 Dec. 2024 Tierra Whack – World Wide Whack Tierra Whack’s wildly original 2018 mixtape Whack World was a brief but memorable debut, speeding through 15 songs in 15 minutes. Al Shipley, SPIN, 18 Dec. 2024 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 23 Dec. 2024.

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