wildly

Variant of wild

adjective

  1. living or growing in its original, natural state and not normally domesticated or cultivated: wild flowers, wild animals
  2. not lived in or cultivated; overgrown, waste, etc.: wild land
  3. not civilized; savage: a wild tribe
  4. not easily restrained or regulated; not controlled or controllable; unruly, rough, lawless, etc.: wild children
  5. characterized by a lack of social or moral restraint; unbridled in pursuing pleasure; dissolute, orgiastic, etc.: a wild rake, a wild party
  6. violently disturbed; turbulent; stormy: a wild seacoast
  7. in a state of intense excitement; specif.,
    1. eager or enthusiastic, as with desire or anticipation: wild with delight
    2. angered, frenzied, frantic, crazed, etc.: wild with desperation
  8. in a state of disorder, disarrangement, confusion, etc.: wild hair
  9. fantastically impractical; visionary: a wild scheme
  10. showing a lack of sound judgment; reckless; imprudent: a wild wager
  11. going wide of the mark aimed at; missing the target: a wild swing in boxing
  12. Slang extraordinary; remarkable: a wild success
  13. Card Games having any value specified by the holder: said of a card: deuces, when wild in poker, may be counted as aces, kings, etc.

Origin: ME wilde < OE, akin to Ger wild, prob. < IE base *wel-, shaggy hair, unkempt > wool, vole

adverb

in a wild manner; wildly; without aim or control: to shoot wild

noun

a wilderness or wasteland

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