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
Synonyms
Examples of wildly in a Sentence
He was waving his arms wildly.
I'm not wildly enthusiastic about seeing them.
Recent Examples on the Web
But the show’s book by Carson Kreitzer and Matt Gould is nothing but brushstrokes, widely, and at times wildly, drawn.
—
Frank Rizzo, Variety, 15 Apr. 2024
The climactic moment of Plemons’ scene, when a truck takes him out, is triggering wildly disparate reactions.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
Roblox’s wildly popular digital platform allows around 71 million users a day to create their own worlds and games.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2024
These things wildly challenged me to create some reality within this world that felt so foreign.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 10 Apr. 2024
After a wildly innovative early phase (roughly 1908 into the mid 1950s), Rolex settled into an iterative annual rhythm and quickly became the world’s most beloved mass producer of watches.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2024
Uribe, who served as Colombia’s president from 2002 to 2010, was once a wildly popular leader and U.S. ally whose iron-fist approach was credited with helping turn the tide of the longest-running civil conflict in the hemisphere.
—Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
Tom belongs to a postwar world where American power and wealth are fresh and abundant, but American taste varied wildly based on social class.
—Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2024
While the rock band Gogol Bordello ran through its set, Rogers, Baez, and the avant-garde musician Laurie Anderson danced wildly on the side of the stage.
—Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
Frank Rizzo, Variety, 15 Apr. 2024
The climactic moment of Plemons’ scene, when a truck takes him out, is triggering wildly disparate reactions.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
Roblox’s wildly popular digital platform allows around 71 million users a day to create their own worlds and games.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2024
These things wildly challenged me to create some reality within this world that felt so foreign.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 10 Apr. 2024
After a wildly innovative early phase (roughly 1908 into the mid 1950s), Rolex settled into an iterative annual rhythm and quickly became the world’s most beloved mass producer of watches.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2024
Uribe, who served as Colombia’s president from 2002 to 2010, was once a wildly popular leader and U.S. ally whose iron-fist approach was credited with helping turn the tide of the longest-running civil conflict in the hemisphere.
—Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
Tom belongs to a postwar world where American power and wealth are fresh and abundant, but American taste varied wildly based on social class.
—Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2024
While the rock band Gogol Bordello ran through its set, Rogers, Baez, and the avant-garde musician Laurie Anderson danced wildly on the side of the stage.
—Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
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“Wildly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wildly. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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