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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Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was wildly inaccurate in Week 1, and their defensive backs jogged around and didn’t cover anybody, all while coach Mike McDaniel watched expressionless.
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Vic Tafur, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Bobby Cannavale excels at playing tough guys with a taste for trouble, but his resume is wildly diverse.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025
But despite the reduced pace of job creation, the labor market is not wildly out of balance.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 10 Sep. 2025
On the ground in Wedgewood Houston, a tiny bird fought an army of enclosing fire ants, wildly kicking and flailing.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 9 Sep. 2025
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Vic Tafur, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Bobby Cannavale excels at playing tough guys with a taste for trouble, but his resume is wildly diverse.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025
But despite the reduced pace of job creation, the labor market is not wildly out of balance.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 10 Sep. 2025
On the ground in Wedgewood Houston, a tiny bird fought an army of enclosing fire ants, wildly kicking and flailing.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 9 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for wildly
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“Wildly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wildly. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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