Word Frequency
wildly (ˈwaɪldlɪ)
Definitions
adverb
- to a very great degree; hugely; enormously ⇒
The government's forecasts are wildly optimistic.
⇒a wildly successful choreographer
⇒The scheme has proved wildly popular.
⇒They gave wildly different versions of what happened.
⇒The standard varies wildly.
- in an enthusiastic or excited manner ⇒
The audience applauded wildly.
⇒Peter was gesticulating wildly from halfway up the steps.
- in a violent manner
- frantically or crazily
- furiously ⇒
He was wildly angry when he heard what I'd done.
- at random ⇒
He hit out wildly at his captors.
⇒She splashed about wildly, trying to reach the edge of the pool.
wild (waɪld
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Definitions
adjective
- (of animals) living independently of man; not domesticated or tame
- (of plants) growing in a natural state; not cultivated
- uninhabited or uncultivated; desolate ⇒
a wild stretch of land
- living in a savage or uncivilized way ⇒
wild tribes
- lacking restraint ⇒
wild merriment
- of great violence or intensity ⇒
a wild storm
- disorderly or chaotic ⇒
wild thoughts
,wild talk
- dishevelled; untidy ⇒
wild hair
- in a state of extreme emotional intensity ⇒
wild with anger
- reckless ⇒
wild speculations
- not calculated; random ⇒
a wild guess
- unconventional; fantastic; crazy ⇒
wild friends
- postpositive foll by about (informal) intensely enthusiastic or excited
- (of a card, such as a joker or deuce in some games) able to be given any value the
holder pleases ⇒
jacks are wild
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See wild and woolly
adverb
- in a wild manner
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See run wild
noun
- often plural a desolate, uncultivated, or uninhabited region
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See the wild
Derived Forms
ˈwildish adjectiveˈwildly adverb
ˈwildness noun
Word Origin
Old English wilde; related to Old Saxon, Old High German wildi, Old Norse villr, Gothic wiltheisTranslations for 'wildly'
- British English: wildly You use wildly to emphasize the degree, amount, or intensity of something. ADVERBReports of his drinking have been wildly exaggerated.
- Brazilian Portuguese: freneticamente
- Chinese: 非常
- European Spanish: absolutamente
- French: grandement
- German: maßlos
- Italian: estremamente
- Japanese: 極めて
- Korean: 극도로
- Portuguese: freneticamente
- Spanish: absolutamente
Example Sentences Including 'wildly'
A young Theresa Russell plays Cecilia Brady in a style wildly at odds with that of Robert Mitchum, playing her father.DE NIRO: A Biography (2002)
But we must not start lashing out wildly at mosques and symbols of people's belief.Sun, News of the World (2001)
Dahl cooked the way he wrote, making wildly inventive creations that had never seen the inside of a cookery book.Glasgow Herald (2001)
For a moment she even wildly thought of casting a spell to improve her hearing.LIRAEL: DAUGHTER OF THE CLAYR (2001)
Mr Gill added,'The programme's wildly distorted picture of farming has left British farmers fuming.Country Life (2004)
Sam threw the drawer down noisily on the kitchen floor and looked wildly around him.Murder Moves In
Spectel is not making any forecasts but brokers close to the company are wildly optimistic.Irish Times (2002)
The group of swarthy men were waving their arms wildly , indicating that the newcomers were to leave at once.The Secret of the Forgotten City
To leave him to his own devices in the post-9/ 11 world would have been wildly irresponsible.Globe and Mail (2003)
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