Madly
/ˈmædli/ adv
adv ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 In a mad manner; without reason or understanding; wildly.
"I'm madly in love with you."
- 2 In a mad manner; angrily
"Diane screamed madly down the phone to the prank caller."
- 3 In a mad manner; extremely surprisingly or unexpectedly
"In a way the better procedures you have I think, bizarrely and madly it actually serves to increase rather than decrease the problem"
Adverb
- 1 (used as intensives) excessively wordnet
- 2 in an insane manner wordnet
- 3 in an ungovernable manner wordnet
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"He is madly in love with that girl."
Etymology
From Middle English madly, madli, medliche, equivalent to mad + -ly.