 madly |
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| 1. | [ adverb ] in a desperate manner | |
| Examples: | "she fought back madly" |
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| Related terms: | delirious delirious | |
| 2. | [ adverb ] in an insane manner | |
| Synonyms: | crazily insanely dementedly | |
| Examples: | "she behaved insanely" "he behaves crazily when he is off his medication" "the witch cackled madly" "screaming dementedly" |
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| Related terms: | sanely insane brainsick brainsick brainsick insane brainsick | |
| 3. | [ adverb ] (used as intensives) extremely | |
| Synonyms: | deadly deucedly devilishly insanely | |
| Examples: | "she was madly in love" "deadly dull" "deadly earnest" "deucedly clever" "insanely jealous" |
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| Related terms: | intensifier | |
| Similar spelling: |
Matley Madill |
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