Synonyms for madly
ˈmæd limad·ly

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1. madly, franticallyadverb

   in an uncontrolled manner

   "she fought back madly"

   Synonyms:
   devilishly, dementedly, insanely, deucedly, deadly, crazily, frantically

2. insanely, crazily, dementedly, madlyadverb

   in an insane manner

   "she behaved insanely"; "he behaves crazily when he is off his medication"; "the witch cackled madly"; "screaming dementedly"

   Synonyms:
   frantically, dementedly, insanely, deucedly, deadly, crazily, devilishly

3. madly, insanely, deadly, deucedly, devilishlyadverb

   (used as intensives) extremely

   "she was madly in love"; "deadly dull"; "deadly earnest"; "deucedly clever"; "insanely jealous"

   Synonyms:
   lifelessly, devilishly, fiendishly, dementedly, insanely, diabolically, deucedly, deadly, devilish, crazily, frantically

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1. giddily

   madly, foolishly, in a flighty or foolish manner

   a giddy young person.

   Submitted by rinat on June 7, 2017  

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1. List of paraphrases for "madly":

   deliriously, wildly, insanely, tremendously

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1. Stephen Leacock, "Nonsense Novels",1911:

   Lord Ronald said nothing; he flung himself from the room, flung himself upon his horse and rode madly off in all directions.

2. Jill McCullough:

   Andrew Jack lived on one of the oldest working houseboats on the Thames, Jill McCullough was fiercely independent but madly in love with Jill McCullough wife, also a dialect coach, Gabrielle Rogers.

3. Judy Garland:

   When you have lived the life I've lived, when you've loved and suffered, and been madly happy and desperately sad -- well, that's when you realize you'll never be able to set it all down. Maybe you'd rather die first.

4. Scott C. Holstad:

   pound for pound, the best one of the bunch, a fighter, scratcher, pit bull, she can nail ‘em to the floor in one second flat, her body’s beautiful, but her mind’s a work of art, whirling madly, twisting and turning, she’s a REAL woman and she won’t let you forget it

5. Princess Nina Georgievna of Russia:

   Anastasia was madly jealous of me because I was taller than she was. As the daughter of the Emperor she thought she ought to tower over everyone.