wildly
adverb
wild·ly
ˈwī(-ə)l(d)-lē 
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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Including: a Hitchcockian crime feature with high-fashion sensibilities, a culinary film that critiques perfectionism in a manner that would make Whiplash proud, and a wildly underrated psychological thriller with one of the most demented performances in recent memory.
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Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
While the school choice movement says their goal is to create competition in education, the measure could result in wildly different classroom experiences for students.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 16 May 2025
This new technology proved wildly popular, and by the end of 2000 the number of movies available to buy on DVD had grown to over 10,000.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 16 May 2025
At full time, the Bologna players, staff and supporters celebrated wildly.
—Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 16 May 2025
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“Wildly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wildly. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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