Definition of WILDLY

wildly

Adverb

  • In a wild or uncontrolled manner.
  • to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree
    • "the storyline is wildly unrealistic"
  • in an uncontrolled or unrestrained manner
    • "He gesticulated wildly"
  • with violent and uncontrollable passion
    • "attacked wildly, slashing and stabbing over and over"

Adv

  • In a wild, uncontrolled manner.
  • To a ridiculous or extreme degree; extremely.

Examples

  • He cheered wildly when his seven-letter word landed on a triple-word score.
  • He swung wildly at the guy's head, but ended up on the floor.
  • wildly exagerrated

Origin / Etymology

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

Scrabble Score: 13

wildly: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
wildly: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
wildly: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

wildly: valid Words With Friends Word