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madly

madly

62 3.2
In a very wild and uncontrolled way
  • adverb
  • /ˈmædli/
: 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

like crazy
vsmadly
  • Informal
93 7.8

With a lot of energy and very quickly

is wild and uncontrolled rather than informal emphasis on effort
passionately
vsmadly
61 2.8

In a way that shows very strong feelings and great excitement

is wild and extreme rather than heartfelt emotion
wildly
vsmadly
57 2.9

In a way that is not controlled and shows strong feeling

is similar but stresses extreme intensity rather than passion
insanely
vsmadly
51 3.9

To a very great degree

is wild and uncontrolled rather than only very great degree
frantically
vsmadly
50 4.4

In a hurried and worried way because of fear

is intense and uncontrolled without necessarily involving fear
vehemently
vsmadly
  • Formal
38 7.4

To speak or act with strong feeling and force

is wild and uncontrolled rather than forceful persuasion
hysterically
vsmadly
22 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
17 5.4

In a way that shows strong belief or feeling

is wildly intense rather than focused on devotion
furiously
vsmadly
16 3.0

In a very angry and energetic way

is intensely wild without requiring anger
raving
vsmadly
  • Informal
15 8.1

In a very wild and angry way

is about wild intensity but not necessarily frenzy
feverishly
vsmadly
12 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
8 4.7

In a wild and foolish way

is intense and uncontrolled without stressing foolishness
ardently
vsmadly
6 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
maniacally
vsmadly
5 7.9

In a very wild and excited way without control

is intense and wild without implying clinical irrationality
fanatically
vsmadly
4 7.0

To show very strong support for a group or cause

is uncontrolled intensity rather than single-minded devotion
convulsively
vsmadly
2 8.1

With sudden jerking movements that you cannot control

is wild and intense but not defined by sudden spasms
manically
vsmadly
2 7.2

With very high energy and little control

is wild and intense but not always frenzied excitement
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
frenetically
vsmadly
1 7.0

Very quickly and in a worried or excited way

is intensely wild but not focused only on hurry
rampantly
vsmadly
1 7.0

Spreading quickly and without control

is intensely wild without the sense of spreading unchecked
screamingly
vsmadly
  • Informal
1 7.9

Very funny or easy to notice

is wild and uncontrolled rather than merely very noticeable
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
frenziedly
vsmadly
1 7.5

In a wild, panicked way

is wild and intense but not always violently agitated
rhapsodically
vsmadly
1 9.7

In a way that shows great excitement and strong feeling

is wildly intense but not always ecstatic joy
ragingly
vsmadly
1 7.0

In a very strong, angry, or violent way

is wild and intense but not always angry or furious
ravingly
vsmadly
  • Informal
1 9.7

In a very excited and wild way

is broadly wild or intense without focusing on enthusiasm
fervidly
vsmadly
1 8.2

With strong, excited feeling for something

is uncontrolled intensity rather than warm devotion
swooningly
vsmadly
  • Archaic
1 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
1 7.4

In a way that shows strong feeling and energy

is wild and uncontrolled rather than simply fiery passion
tempestuously
vsmadly
1 8.1

In a strong, emotional, and wild way

is wild and intense but not always turbulent like a storm

Antonyms

97 1.0

In a calm, steady way without showing anger or nervousness

How Intense

frantically
50 4.4
madly
62 3.2
somewhat
811 2.0
slightly
880 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'.