adverb
- In an uncontrolled manner.
- usage: "she fought back madly"
- synonyms: frantically
- In an insane manner.
- usage: "she behaved insanely"; "he behaves crazily when he is off his medication"; "the witch cackled madly"; "screaming dementedly"
- synonyms: insanely, crazily, dementedly
- Used as intensives. ( extremely)
- usage: "she was madly in love"; "deadly dull"; "deadly earnest"; "deucedly clever"; "insanely jealous"
- synonyms: insanely, deadly, deucedly, devilishly
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