wildly

Words with a similar base: wildly

'wildly'

[wildly.r.01] as in: to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree

Examples:
the storyline is wildly unrealistic

'wildly'

[wildly.r.02] as in: in an uncontrolled or unrestrained manner

Examples:
He gesticulated wildly

'wildly'

[wildly.r.03] as in: with violent and uncontrollable passion

Examples:
attacked wildly, slashing and stabbing over and over

Origins

					wildly (English)
├── -ly (English)
│   ├── -lice (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
│   └── -ly (Middle English (1100-1500))
└── wild (English)
    └── wilde (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

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