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wildly
wildly
adverb wild·ly \ˈwÄ«(-É™)l(d)-lÄ“\
: in an uncontrolled or excited way : in a wild way
: very or extremely
Full Definition of WILDLY
1
:Â in a wild manner <was talking wildly>
2
:Â extremely 2 <wildly popular> <wildly enthusiastic>
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Examples of WILDLY
- He was waving his arms wildly.
- I'm not wildly enthusiastic about seeing them.
First Known Use of WILDLY
14th century
Related to WILDLY
- Synonyms
- amok (or amuck), berserk, berserkly, frantically, frenetically, frenziedly, harum-scarum, hectically, madly, pell-mell, wild, helter–skelter
- Antonyms
- little, negligibly, nominally, slightly, somewhat
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