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madly [ˈmædlɪ] adv
1. in an insane or foolish manner 2. with great speed and energy 3. Informal extremely or excessively I love you madly ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
madly adverb 1. (Informal) passionately, wildly, desperately, intensely, exceedingly, extremely, excessively, to distraction, devotedly She has fallen madly in love with him. 2. foolishly, wildly, absurdly, ludicrously, unreasonably, irrationally, senselessly, nonsensically This seemed madly dangerous. 3. energetically, quickly, wildly, rapidly, hastily, furiously, excitedly, hurriedly, recklessly, speedily, like mad (informal), hell for leather, like lightning, hotfoot, like the clappers (Brit. informal), like nobody's business (informal), like greased lightning (informal) Children ran madly around the tables, shouting and playing. 4. insanely, frantically, hysterically, crazily, deliriously, distractedly, rabidly, frenziedly, dementedly He would cackle madly to himself in the small hours. Translations madly [ˈmædlɪ] ADV 1. (= crazily) [scream, laugh, wave, rush] (one person) → como(un)loco/(una)loca; (more than one person) → como locos my heart was beating madly → mi corazón latía como loco 2. (= very) he was madly jealous of his sister → estaba terriblemente celoso de su hermana they were madly in love with each other → estaban locamente or perdidamente enamorados uno del otro she found her new life madly exciting → su nueva vida le parecía terriblemente excitante life is not madly exciting at the moment → en este momento mi vida no es muy emocionante madly [ˈmædli] adv [grin, gesticulate, rush] → follement [love] → follement; [jealous, angry] → extrêmement madly in love → éperdument amoureux/euse to fall madly in love → tomber éperdument amoureux/euse madly adv (inf: = extremely) → wahnsinnig; to be madly in love (with somebody) → bis über beide Ohren (in jdn) verliebt sein, total (in jdn) verschossen sein (inf); I’m not madly keen to go → ich bin nicht wahnsinnig scharf (inf) → or erpicht darauf (zu gehen) madly [ˈmædlɪ] adv (behave) → come un(a) pazzo/a; (love) → alla follia to be madly in love with sb → essere follemente innamorato/a di qn I'm not madly keen on the idea → l'idea non mi entusiasma madly [ˈmædlɪ] adv (behave) → come un(a) pazzo/a; (love) → alla follia to be madly in love with sb → essere follemente innamorato/a di qn I'm not madly keen on the idea → l'idea non mi entusiasma How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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And the Banker, inspired with a courage so new It was matter for general remark, Rushed madly ahead and was lost to their view In his zeal to discover the Snark And clear across to the Atlantic, the Junta in touch with them all and all of them needing guns, mere adventurers, soldiers of fortune, bandits, disgruntled American union men, socialists, anarchists, rough-necks, Mexican exiles, peons escaped from bondage, whipped miners from the bull-pens of Coeur d'Alene and Colorado who desired only the more vindictively to fight--all the flotsam and jetsam of wild spirits from the madly complicated modern world. |
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