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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The search for a homicide suspect went into a wildly different direction when deputies reported finding psychedelic mushrooms growing in a man’s closet.
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Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 12 June 2026
Jewelry obsessives should start booking travel immediately to see this wildly impressive array detailing the house’s incredible 120-year history.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 12 June 2026
In underwriting the loss can run to many times the premium, so a model that is right 95% of the time but wildly overconfident the rest can still be ruinous if its failures bunch together in the wrong place.
—Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Two people can run the same model and produce wildly different results, Simpson noted.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 12 June 2026
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Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 12 June 2026
Jewelry obsessives should start booking travel immediately to see this wildly impressive array detailing the house’s incredible 120-year history.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 12 June 2026
In underwriting the loss can run to many times the premium, so a model that is right 95% of the time but wildly overconfident the rest can still be ruinous if its failures bunch together in the wrong place.
—Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Two people can run the same model and produce wildly different results, Simpson noted.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 12 June 2026
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“Wildly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wildly. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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