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 stock, which several analysts say is wildly overvalued (with a market cap valuing it at around 100 times its annual revenue), has shot up nearly 600% from a year ago.
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Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
An endorsement from a president wildly popular with Kentucky voters could be a deciding factor in the 2026 Republican primary race for U.S. Senate.
—Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 7 Aug. 2025
Not only is deciding to register as a Republican in 2024 a wild choice considering, well — gestures wildly — everything.
—Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 5 Aug. 2025
But both the instant public outcry and the initial (if wildly overdue) story suggest a shift.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025
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Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
An endorsement from a president wildly popular with Kentucky voters could be a deciding factor in the 2026 Republican primary race for U.S. Senate.
—Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 7 Aug. 2025
Not only is deciding to register as a Republican in 2024 a wild choice considering, well — gestures wildly — everything.
—Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 5 Aug. 2025
But both the instant public outcry and the initial (if wildly overdue) story suggest a shift.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 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 21 Aug. 2025.
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