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

Synonyms

• amok
• amuck
• berserk
• berserkly
• frantically
• frenetically
• frenziedly
• harum-scarum
• hectically
• helter-skelter
• madly
• pell-mell
• wild

Examples of wildly in a Sentence

He was waving his arms wildly.

I'm not wildly enthusiastic about seeing them.

Recent Examples on the Web

Each storyteller is identified by a single signifier—Eurovision, the Lady with the Rings—and the stories that the speakers unwind leap wildly about. —The New Yorker, 12 June 2024

Estimates for how many range wildly, from a few dozen to thousands. —Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 12 June 2024

Small business owners wildly overestimate how many customers arrive by car In study after study in city after city around the world, researchers have found that merchants exaggerate the share of patrons who arrive by car and undercount those who walk, bike, or ride transit. —David Zipper, Vox, 11 June 2024

Once synonymous, Seager and the Dodgers are no more after seven wildly productive seasons and a World Series title in 2020. —Doug Padilla, Orange County Register, 11 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1