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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After a steal and dunk by Reed put UConn back up by six, Huskies coach Dan Hurley began waving his arms wildly at the fans behind his bench, exhorting them to be louder.
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CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
Reimagining the building in whole or in part as a residence is a thrilling idea (and Francis Ford Coppola did it most recently, in his bizarre and wildly ambitious film Megalopolis), but the economics of conversion will be trickier than for the Flatiron.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 27 Mar. 2026
Its walls of red brick had grown thicker after years of gunked ink, the slats of its wooden floors were wildly uneven beneath the buckling weight of antiquated iron machines.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
Banana Ball has become wildly popular in the United States in recent years with its entertaining, yet competitive, take on America’s pastime.
—Jeff Gritchen, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026
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CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
Reimagining the building in whole or in part as a residence is a thrilling idea (and Francis Ford Coppola did it most recently, in his bizarre and wildly ambitious film Megalopolis), but the economics of conversion will be trickier than for the Flatiron.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 27 Mar. 2026
Its walls of red brick had grown thicker after years of gunked ink, the slats of its wooden floors were wildly uneven beneath the buckling weight of antiquated iron machines.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
Banana Ball has become wildly popular in the United States in recent years with its entertaining, yet competitive, take on America’s pastime.
—Jeff Gritchen, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026
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“Wildly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wildly. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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