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insanely

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in·sane  (n-sn)
adj.
1.
a. Of, exhibiting, or afflicted with insanity.
b. Characteristic of or associated with persons afflicted with insanity: an insane laugh; insane babbling.
c. Intended for use by such persons: an insane asylum.
2. Immoderate; wild: insane jealousy.
3. Very foolish; absurd: took insane risks behind the wheel.

[Latin nsnus : in-, not; see in-1 + snus, sane, healthy.]

in·sanely adv.
in·saneness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.insanely - in an insane manner; "she behaved insanely"; "he behaves crazily when he is off his medication"; "the witch cackled madly"; "screaming dementedly"
sanely - in a sane or lucid manner; "she is behaving rather sanely these days even though we know she is schizophrenic"
2.insanely - (used as intensives) extremely; "she was madly in love"; "deadly dull"; "deadly earnest"; "deucedly clever"; "insanely jealous"
intensifier, intensive - a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies; "`up' in `finished up' is an intensifier"; "`honestly' in `I honestly don't know' is an intensifier"
Translations
insanely [ɪnˈseɪnlɪ] ADV to laugh insanelyreírse como un loco
to be insanely jealous (by nature) → ser terriblemente celoso; (at particular moment) → estar loco de celos
insanely [ɪnˈseɪnli] adv
insanely jealous → d'une jalousie maladive
insanely optimistic → d'un optimisme délirant
insanely
advirr; (fig inf)verrückt; jealousirrsinnig; laughwie ein Geisteskranker/eine Geisteskranke
insanely [ɪnˈseɪnlɪ] adv (behave) → da pazzo/a
insanely jealous → follemente geloso/a
insanely [ɪnˈseɪnlɪ] adv (behave) → da pazzo/a
insanely jealous → follemente geloso/a


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Now he alone was blamed for what had happened, he was said to be insanely jealous and subject like his father to fits of bloodthirsty rage.
Competition, it is needless to say, was at the bottom of this insanely reckless system of trading.
Borckman immediately and insanely went back across the million years.
 
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