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insanely

in·sa·nely

UK/ɪnˈseɪnli/ uncommon

adverb

1.

in an insane manner

  • “she behaved insanely”
  • “he behaves crazily when he is off his medication”
  • “the witch cackled madly”
  • “screaming dementedly”
Antonyms
2.

(used as intensives) extremely

  • “she was madly in love”
  • “deadly dull”
  • “deadly earnest”
  • “deucedly clever”
  • “insanely jealous”

Origin

From insane + -ly.

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