madly Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. adverb in an uncontrolled manner
   frantically.
   
   • she fought back madly
2. adverb in an insane manner
   insanely; crazily; dementedly.
   
   • she behaved insanely
   • he behaves crazily when he is off his medication
   • the witch cackled madly
   • screaming dementedly
3. adverb (used as intensives) extremely
   deadly; insanely; deucedly; devilishly.
   
   • she was madly in love
   • deadly dull
   • deadly earnest
   • deucedly clever
   • insanely jealous

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