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ˈmæd limad·ly

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. madly, franticallyadverb

    in an uncontrolled manner

    "she fought back madly"

  2. insanely, crazily, dementedly, madlyadverb

    in an insane manner

    "she behaved insanely"; "he behaves crazily when he is off his medication"; "the witch cackled madly"; "screaming dementedly"

  3. madly, insanely, deadly, deucedly, devilishlyadverb

    (used as intensives) extremely

    "she was madly in love"; "deadly dull"; "deadly earnest"; "deucedly clever"; "insanely jealous"

Wiktionary

  1. madlyadverb

    In a mad manner; without reason or understanding; wildly.

    I'm madly in love with you.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Madlyadverb

    Without understanding; furiously.

    Etymology: from mad.

    He wav’d a torch aloft, and madly vain,
    Sought godlike worship from a servile train. Dryden.

ChatGPT

  1. madly

    Madly is an adverb that primarily means in a manner showing wild, apparently heedless, excitement or enthusiasm. It can also refer to something done in a crazed, rushed, or frantic way. Additionally, it can mean in a manner that shows recklessness, instability, or lack of sanity.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Madlyadjective

    in a mad manner; without reason or understanding; wildly

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of madly in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of madly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of madly in a Sentence

  1. Elizabeth Hurley:

    I’d love to fall madly in love with someone, which certainly won’t happen whilst I’m locked down with blood relatives.

  2. Stephen Leacock, "Nonsense Novels",1911:

    Lord Ronald said nothing; he flung himself from the room, flung himself upon his horse and rode madly off in all directions.

  3. Steve Irwin:

    No matter the circumstances are that you lose someone, nobody’s truly prepared, steve’s accident was so unexpected, it was extremely challenging. The Irwins married in 1991, just eight months after meeting and falling madly in love. The couple enjoyed a 14-year marriage and had two children, daughter Bindi and son Robert. After the Crocodile Hunter's freak accident, which led to his death, Terri Irwin said one of the ways Terri Irwin family learned to cope was through a daily conversation. Steve and Terri Irwin pose with a crocodile in 2002. ( Reuters).

  4. Princess Nina Georgievna of Russia:

    Anastasia was madly jealous of me because I was taller than she was. As the daughter of the Emperor she thought she ought to tower over everyone.

  5. Elizabeth Jones:

    Our daughter is madly crazy about Bernie Sanders and she said, 'Mom you've gotta go,' she really loves him, for what he stands for. We came here to see ourselves.

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