madly A2 Topic:Animals US /ˈmædli/ See IPA manual Minimal pairs Sounds like medley /ɛ/ vs /æ/ Freq #10435 Meanings 1 adv used as an intensive, extremely We were madly in love. 2 adv in an uncontrolled manner The cornered animal fought back madly. 3 adv In a mad manner I'm madly in love with you. 4 adv in an insane manner Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · used as an intensive,... deadlydeucedlydevilishlyinsanely 2 adv · in an uncontrolled manner franticallyuncontrollably 4 adv · in an insane manner crazilydementedlyinsanely Etymology From Middle English madly, madli, medliche, equivalent to mad + -ly. Topics Animals External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # madly **Type:** Word **Level:** A2 **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /ˈmædli/ **Frequency rank:** 10435 ## Meanings 1. used as an intensive, extremely 2. in an uncontrolled manner 3. In a mad manner 4. in an insane manner ## Examples - We were madly in love. - The cornered animal fought back madly. - I'm madly in love with you. ## Etymology From Middle English madly, madli, medliche, equivalent to mad + -ly. ## Topics - Animals markdown