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 tin sheets of the treehouse roof flap wildly.
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Diaa Hadid, NPR, 16 May 2026
Not hemmed by the methodical nature of notation, my fingers flew across the keyboard, soaring through ideas, shifting wildly.
—Literary Hub, 15 May 2026
The people behind this fantastic new energy generator also brought us the wildly successful WTF thruster EM-drive that could supposedly directly convert electricity into a propulsive force.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
The Land Park location of Sellands at 915 Broadway serves up a wildly eclectic array of American and international fare, although their Swedish meatballs are legendary.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2026
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Diaa Hadid, NPR, 16 May 2026
Not hemmed by the methodical nature of notation, my fingers flew across the keyboard, soaring through ideas, shifting wildly.
—Literary Hub, 15 May 2026
The people behind this fantastic new energy generator also brought us the wildly successful WTF thruster EM-drive that could supposedly directly convert electricity into a propulsive force.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
The Land Park location of Sellands at 915 Broadway serves up a wildly eclectic array of American and international fare, although their Swedish meatballs are legendary.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2026
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 20 May. 2026.
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