wild
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to an exaggerated or extreme degree
- The plan is wildly ambitious for a company of this size.
- His version of the story was wildly inaccurate.
- Prices have risen wildly since last year.
- The critics were wildly enthusiastic about the film.
- That prediction turned out to be wildly optimistic.
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in a manner lacking control, order, or restraint
- She waved wildly to get their attention.
- The horses bolted wildly across the field.
- He drove wildly down the narrow road, barely missing pedestrians.
- The wind blew wildly through the trees.
- They ran wildly in all directions when the alarm sounded.
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