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 Wordwildly: 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