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madly

UK/ˈmædli/ US/ˈmædli/ fairly common

adverb

1.

in a desperate manner

  • “she fought back madly”
2.

in an insane manner

  • “she behaved insanely”
  • “he behaves crazily when he is off his medication”
  • “the witch cackled madly”
  • “screaming dementedly”
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3.

(used as intensives) extremely

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

From Middle English madly, madli, medliche, equivalent to mad + -ly.

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