madly

[mad-lee]

adverb

1. insanely or wildly.

   The old witch cackled madly.

2. with desperate haste or intensity; furiously.

   They worked madly to repair the bridge.

3. foolishly.

   They lived madly, wasting all their money.

4. extremely.

   They're madly in love.

madly

/ ˈmædlɪ /

adverb

1. in an insane or foolish manner

2. with great speed and energy

3. informal,  extremely or excessively

   I love you madly

Word History and Origins

Origin of madly¹

A Middle English word dating back to 1175–1225; mad, -ly

Example Sentences

Right from the start, Scion Capital was madly, almost comically, successful.

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There are evolving displays of solo and group dances, some madly driven, others intently introspective.

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Investors seem to be madly saying, “What, me worry?”

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“I was madly in love with the Lord of the Jungle, terribly jealous of his Jane,” Goodall wrote in her 1999 memoir, “Reason for Hope: A Spiritual Journey.”

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She is gone, the last of the children who have been the light of so much of my adult life, and I miss her truly, madly, deeply.

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