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Wordnet 3.0

ADVERB (3)

1. in an uncontrolled manner;
- Example: "she fought back madly"
[syn: madly, frantically]

2. in an insane manner;
- Example: "she behaved insanely"
- Example: "he behaves crazily when he is off his medication"
- Example: "the witch cackled madly"
- Example: "screaming dementedly"
[syn: insanely, crazily, dementedly, madly]

3. (used as intensives) extremely;
- Example: "she was madly in love"
- Example: "deadly dull"
- Example: "deadly earnest"
- Example: "deucedly clever"
- Example: "insanely jealous"
[syn: madly, insanely, deadly, deucedly, devilishly]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Madly \Mad"ly\, adv. [From Mad, a.]
   In a mad manner; without reason or understanding; wildly.
   [WordNet sense 2]

   Syn: insanely, crazily, dementedly.
        [1913 Webster]

   2. In a desperate manner; as, she fought back madly. [WordNet
      sense 1]
      [WordNet 1.6]

   3. intensely; as, she was madly in love. [WordNet sense 3]

   Syn: insanely, deadly, deucedly, devilishly.
        [WordNet 1.6]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

madly
    adv 1: in an uncontrolled manner; "she fought back madly" [syn:
           madly, frantically]
    2: in an insane manner; "she behaved insanely"; "he behaves
       crazily when he is off his medication"; "the witch cackled
       madly"; "screaming dementedly" [syn: insanely, crazily,
       dementedly, madly] [ant: sanely]
    3: (used as intensives) extremely; "she was madly in love";
       "deadly dull"; "deadly earnest"; "deucedly clever"; "insanely
       jealous" [syn: madly, insanely, deadly, deucedly,
       devilishly]