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wildly

adverb

  1. extravagantly/fantastically/distractedly (beyond limits of reason)
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈwaɪldli/

adv

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

  1. In a wild, uncontrolled manner.

    He swung wildly at the guy's head, but ended up on the floor.

    Steve Bruce's side have swung from highs to lows in what has been at best a wildly inconsistent start to the season. They experienced a microcosm of this within the opening 45 minutes at the Stadium of Light.

  2. To a ridiculous or extreme degree; extremely.

    wildly exagerrated

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