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madly

madly

61 3.2
In a very wild and uncontrolled way
  • adverb
  • /ˈmædli/
translation icon : locamente
  • I am just so madly in love with you.
  • madly in love

Well, and she's she's madly in love.

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Examples

  • She danced madly at the party, losing herself in the music and the moment.

  • All at once we were madly, hopelessly in love.

  • I love you madly and I will continue to love you madly through all the days together.

  • I was madly in love with learning something completely new.

  • And I fell in love, madly in love with him.

  • I fell madly in love with her.

  • I remember that my father was madly in love with her till the day he died.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • I am madly, passionately in love.

  • When she awakens and beholds you, she will fall madly in love with you.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • She was madly in love with Kim Suk Hyun.

Synonyms

wildly
vsmadly
104 2.9

In a way that is not controlled and shows strong feeling

is similar but stresses extreme intensity rather than passion
like crazy
vsmadly
  • Informal
86 7.8

With a lot of energy and very quickly

is wild and uncontrolled rather than informal emphasis on effort
passionately
vsmadly
66 2.8

In a way that shows very strong feelings and great excitement

is wild and extreme rather than heartfelt emotion
frantically
vsmadly
59 4.4

In a hurried and worried way because of fear

is intense and uncontrolled without necessarily involving fear
insanely
vsmadly
50 3.9

To a very great degree

is wild and uncontrolled rather than only very great degree
vehemently
vsmadly
  • Formal
41 7.4

To speak or act with strong feeling and force

is wild and uncontrolled rather than forceful persuasion
furiously
vsmadly
38 3.0

In a very angry and energetic way

is intensely wild without requiring anger
hysterically
vsmadly
29 4.8

In a way that is out of control with loud laughter or crying

is wild and intense but not only emotional loss of control
fervently
vsmadly
19 5.4

In a way that shows strong belief or feeling

is wildly intense rather than focused on devotion
feverishly
vsmadly
13 5.1

In a way that shows very fast, nervous energy because of strong excitement or worry

is wild and uncontrolled rather than medical or feverlike
crazily
vsmadly
12 4.7

In a wild and foolish way

is intense and uncontrolled without stressing foolishness
maniacally
vsmadly
8 7.9

In a very wild and excited way without control

is intense and wild without implying clinical irrationality
ardently
vsmadly
7 4.9

In a way that shows strong feeling and great enthusiasm

is wild and uncontrolled rather than devoted passion
deliriously
vsmadly
5 6.3

With extreme joy and excitement that feels wild

is intense and wild but not limited to joy
fanatically
vsmadly
4 7.0

To show very strong support for a group or cause

is uncontrolled intensity rather than single-minded devotion
manically
vsmadly
2 7.2

With very high energy and little control

is wild and intense but not always frenzied excitement
convulsively
vsmadly
2 8.1

With sudden jerking movements that you cannot control

is wild and intense but not defined by sudden spasms
frenetically
vsmadly
1 7.0

Very quickly and in a worried or excited way

is intensely wild but not focused only on hurry
screamingly
vsmadly
  • Informal
1 7.9

Very funny or easy to notice

is wild and uncontrolled rather than merely very noticeable
effusively
vsmadly
1 7.4

In a very warm and emotional way that shows strong feeling

is wild and intense rather than only outward expressiveness
rampantly
vsmadly
1 7.0

Spreading quickly and without control

is intensely wild without the sense of spreading unchecked
riotously
vsmadly
1 7.5

In a loud, wild, and very lively way

is intense and wild but not necessarily noisy revelry
dementedly
vsmadly
  • Offensive
1 8.9

In a wild way as if not thinking clearly

is wild and intense but not necessarily mentally disturbed
deucedly
vsmadly
  • Archaic
1 9.9

Shows that something is very strong or intense

is wild and uncontrolled, not merely very great degree
ravingly
vsmadly
  • Informal
9.7

In a very excited and wild way

is broadly wild or intense without focusing on enthusiasm
raving
vsmadly
  • Informal
8.1

In a very wild and angry way

is about wild intensity but not necessarily frenzy
frenziedly
vsmadly
7.5

In a wild, panicked way

is wild and intense but not always violently agitated
tempestuously
vsmadly
8.1

In a strong, emotional, and wild way

is wild and intense but not always turbulent like a storm
ragingly
vsmadly
7.0

In a very strong, angry, or violent way

is wild and intense but not always angry or furious
fervidly
vsmadly
8.2

With strong, excited feeling for something

is uncontrolled intensity rather than warm devotion
rhapsodically
vsmadly
9.7

In a way that shows great excitement and strong feeling

is wildly intense but not always ecstatic joy
swooningly
vsmadly
  • Archaic
8.1

In a way that shows strong love or liking and seems ready to faint

is intense and uncontrolled without implying fainting emotion
fierily
vsmadly
7.4

In a way that shows strong feeling and energy

is wild and uncontrolled rather than simply fiery passion

Antonyms

110 1.0

In a calm, steady way without showing anger or nervousness

How Intense

frantically
59 4.4
madly
61 3.2
somewhat
816 2.0
slightly
885 1.0

Surface Forms

madly positive

Morphology

madly = mad (transparent) = mad + ly

Productive adverbial formation by adding '-ly' to the adjective 'mad'; the meaning 'in a wild or intense way' is directly inferable from the base.

Etymology

The word madly comes from mad 'crazy' plus the ending -ly, which turns it into a word that describes how something is done. So madly means doing something 'in a wild or very strong way'.