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madly

mad·ly
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [mad-lee]
    • /ˈmæd li/
    • /ˈmæd.li/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mad-lee]
    • /ˈmæd li/

Definitions of madly word

  • adverb madly insanely or wildly: The old witch cackled madly. 1
  • adverb madly with desperate haste or intensity; furiously: They worked madly to repair the bridge. 1
  • adverb madly foolishly: They lived madly, wasting all their money. 1
  • adverb madly extremely: They're madly in love. 1
  • noun madly In a manner suggesting or characteristic of insanity. 1
  • adverb madly insanely 1

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Origin of madly

First appearance:

before 1175
One of the 8% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1175-1225; See origin at mad, -ly

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Madly

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

madly popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for madly

adj madly

  • desperately — reckless or dangerous because of despair, hopelessness, or urgency: a desperate killer.
  • furiously — full of fury, violent passion, or rage; extremely angry; enraged: He was furious about the accident.
  • crazily — If something moves crazily, it moves in a way or in a direction that you do not expect.
  • passionately — having, compelled by, or ruled by intense emotion or strong feeling; fervid: a passionate advocate of socialism.
  • violently — acting with or characterized by uncontrolled, strong, rough force: a violent earthquake.

adverb madly

  • extremely — To a very great degree ; very.
  • strongly — with great strength or force: wind blowing strongly from the west.
  • deeply — at or to a considerable extent downward; well within or beneath a surface.
  • very — in a high degree; extremely; exceedingly: A giant is very tall.
  • utterly — in an utter manner; completely; absolutely.

adjective madly

Antonyms for madly

adj madly

  • calmly — You can use calmly to emphasize that someone is behaving in a very controlled or ordinary way in a frightening or unusual situation.
  • normally — in a normal or regular way: The wound is healing normally.

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