Madly

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• Madly — Mad ly, adv. [From {Mad}, a.] In a mad manner; without reason or understanding; wildly. [WordNet sense 2] Syn: insanely, crazily, dementedly. [1913 Webster] 2. In a desperate manner; as, she fought back madly. [WordNet sense 1] [WordNet 1.6] 3.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• madly — (adv.) early 13c., from MAD (Cf. mad) (adj.) + LY (Cf. ly) (2). Colloquial meaning passionately had emerged by 18c …   Etymology dictionary

• madly — [adj] wildly, fiercely absurdly, crazily, deliriously, dementedly, desperately, devotedly, distractedly, energetically, exceedingly, excessively, excitedly, extremely, foolishly, frantically, frenziedly, furiously, hard, hastily, hurriedly,… …   New thesaurus

• madly — [mad′lē] adv. 1. insanely 2. wildly; furiously 3. foolishly 4. extremely …   English World dictionary

• madly — [[t]mæ̱dli[/t]] 1) ADV: ADV prep, ADV after v You can use madly to indicate that one person loves another a great deal. She has fallen madly in love with him... She was devoted to him, but she no longer loved him madly. Syn: completely 2) ADV:… …   English dictionary

• madly — /mad lee/, adv. 1. insanely or wildly: The old witch cackled madly. 2. with desperate haste or intensity; furiously: They worked madly to repair the bridge. 3. foolishly: They lived madly, wasting all their money. 4. extremely: They re madly in… …   Universalium

• madly — mad|ly [ mædli ] adverb 1. ) in a very excited or uncontrolled way: He ran across the fields, his heart beating madly. 2. ) very or very much: madly jealous be/fall madly in love (with someone): He fell madly in love with her at first sight. 3. ) …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• madly — adverb 1) she was smiling madly Syn: insanely, deliriously, wildly, like a lunatic; informal crazily Ant: sanely 2) madly snapping pictures Syn: fast, furiously, hurriedly …   Thesaurus of popular words

• madly — adverb 1) she was smiling madly Syn: insanely, wildly; informal crazily 2) it was fun, hurtling madly downhill Syn: furiously, hurriedly, speedily, energetically; informal like mad, like crazy 3) informal …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• madly — UK [ˈmædlɪ] / US adverb 1) in a very excited or uncontrolled way He ran across the fields, his heart beating madly. 2) very, or very much madly jealous be/fall madly in love (with someone): He fell madly in love with her at first sight. 3) in a… …   English dictionary