madly
pronunciation
How to pronounce madly in British English:
UK [ˈmædli]
How to pronounce madly in American English:
US [ˈmædli]
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- Adverb:
- in a desperate manner
- in an insane manner
- (used as intensives) extremely
Word Origin
- madly (adv.)
- early 13c., from mad (adj.) + -ly (2). Colloquial meaning "passionately" had emerged by 18c.
Example
- 1. Instead of replicating to an organised plan and forming normal tissue , cancer cells multiply madly .
- 2. From the first moment quasimodo laid his misshapen eyes on her , the poor dope was madly in love with esmeralda .
- 3. So rather than taking the axe to public spending , the british and american governments are borrowing madly , with no sign of any credible long-term plan to balance the books .
- 4. Everyone knew that he had been madly in love with the one who now sat beside him as his bride , and that he had done perfectly mad things on her account , even to the point of attempting to kill himself .
- 5. Everyone knew that he had been madly in love with the one who now sat beside him as his bride and that he had done perfectly mad things on her account even to the point of attempting to kill himself .