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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Los Angeles carried a 91-76 advantage into the fourth, with Harden sitting on a wildly efficient 31 points.
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C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2026
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Sir Alex Ferguson’s lengthy and wildly successful time in charge ensured any problems tended to reside away from the Old Trafford dugout.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
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“Wildly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wildly. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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