madly

adverb

mad·​ly ˈmad-lē How to pronounce madly (audio)
1
: in a mad manner
2
: to an extreme or excessive degree
madly in love

Examples of madly in a Sentence

He told her that he loved her madly. She fell madly in love with him.
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Roots of the New York School: The Foundations of American Modernism is a madly didactic abstraction that looks further back in time to artists and collectors like Duchamp, Rothko, Betty Parsons, Peggy Guggenheim, and Lee Krasner. Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024 The lovebirds are still together and as madly in love as ever. Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024 In real life, Krasinski is madly in love with fellow actor Emily Blunt. Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 27 June 2024 As Melissa and Sweet Cheeks fall madly in love, Ava facilitates the installation of new computers in the school, which comes as a bribe from the lawyer representing the company building a golf course a few blocks from the school. Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for madly 

Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of madly was in the 13th century

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“Madly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/madly. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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