madly
Adverb
- In an insane, furious, or extremely enthusiastic manner.
- in an uncontrolled manner
- "she fought back madly"
- in an insane manner
- "the witch cackled madly"
- (used as intensives) extremely
- "she was madly in love"
Adv
- In a mad manner
- without reason or understanding; wildly.
- In a mad manner
- angrily
- In a mad manner
- extremely surprisingly or unexpectedly
Examples
- Diane screamed madly down the phone to the prank caller.
- He searched MADLY for a vowel to complete his seven-letter word in Scrabble.
- I'm madly in love with you.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English madly, madli, medliche, equivalent to mad + -ly.
Synonyms
crazily, deadly, dementedly, deucedly, devilishly, frantically, insanely
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 11
madly: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordmadly: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
madly: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 12
madly: valid Words With Friends Word