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English
Etymology
From Middle English wildely, wijldeli, wildeliche, equivalent to wild + -ly.
Pronunciation
- enPR: wīldʹlē, IPA(key): /ˈwaɪldli/
- Hyphenation: wild‧ly
Adverb
wildly (comparative more wildly, superlative most wildly)
- In a wild, uncontrolled manner.
He swung wildly at the guy's head, but ended up on the floor.
2011 October 1, Phil Dawkes, “Sunderland 2 - 2 West Brom”, in BBC Sport: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.
2021 March 10, “Stop & Examine”, in RAIL, number 926, page 70:"From behind the counter of this provincial train station coffee shop, Joanna was barista and unofficial shrink to wildly varied London-bound travellers," writes author Laline Paull. Confessions of a Barista on Platform 1 was published on February 9 by The Firle Press [...].
- To a ridiculous or extreme degree; extremely.
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