wildly

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wildly

  • /ˈwaɪldli/

Where it comes from

From Middle English wildely, wijldeli, wildeliche, equivalent to wild + -ly.

adverb more wildly · wildlier · most wildly · wildliest

  1. In a wild, uncontrolled manner. He swung wildly at the guy's head, but ended up on the floor.
  2. To a ridiculous or extreme degree; extremely. wildly exagerrated

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Closest in meaning: savagely, brutally, madly, insanely, severely, deliriously, frantically, fiendishly, terribly, desperately, heavily, extremely, strongly, tremendously, enormously, hugely

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adv in a wild manner

Españolalocadamente, salvajemente
한국어격렬 gyeongnyeol
Portuguêsselvagemente, selvaticamente, desvairadamente
Françaissauvagement

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@misc{wildly_2026,
  title = {wildly},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wildly},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}