wildly
/ˈwaɪldli/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.71 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
In a wild, uncontrolled manner.
adv
To a ridiculous or extreme degree; extremely.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- ""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 [...]."
- "wildly exagerrated"
- "The wildly entertaining trip that follows, involving a used Winnebago and an old pickup truck with ropes for seatbelts, has a profound effect on Pedro."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Inflected Forms
more wildly (comparative)
wildlier (comparative, uncommon)
most wildly (superlative)
wildliest (superlative, uncommon)