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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If the main trunk of the jade has gotten wildly overgrown and is flopping over under its own weight, lop it off.
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CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
Throw in a scandalous tryst, a terrible fall, a bout of amnesia, a fake engagement and a wildly sexy, deeply romantic happily ever after, and this absolute banger will keep the pages turning all night long.
—Staff Author, PEOPLE, 5 Dec. 2025
If the main trunk of the jade has gotten wildly overgrown and is flopping over under its own weight, lop it off.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Dec. 2025
How have The New Yorker’s five editors during the past hundred years shaped and modernized a publication that is both strikingly similar to its original ideal and wildly distinct from it?
—Jelani Cobb, New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2025
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“Wildly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wildly. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
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