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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Different people can want wildly different retirement lifestyles, and the cost can vary just as wildly.
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Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
That blockbuster, based on the wildly popular video game franchise of the same name, broke records with its $157-million domestic opening.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
Sinners is a wildly uncommon thing: a blockbuster that’s comfortable with uncertainty.
—Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 22 Apr. 2025
For me, as a storyteller, that’s so wildly uninteresting.
—Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2025
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Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
That blockbuster, based on the wildly popular video game franchise of the same name, broke records with its $157-million domestic opening.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
Sinners is a wildly uncommon thing: a blockbuster that’s comfortable with uncertainty.
—Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 22 Apr. 2025
For me, as a storyteller, that’s so wildly uninteresting.
—Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2025
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“Wildly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wildly. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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