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- (only used after a verb) in a way that shows a lack of control She was rushing around madly trying to put out the fire. His heart thudded madly against his ribs. He saw the weathervane spinning madly in the powerful breeze.
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You can speak English in many different ways: well, quickly, fluently, etc. “Well,” “quickly,” and “fluently” are adverbs of manner because they explain how you perform an action. These adverbs are usually formed by adding –ly to adjectives. Like this: quick – quickly. slow – slowly.
madly adverb (NOT CONTROLLED) Add to word list. (of performing an activity) in a wild, fast, or excited and not controlled way: Just before my in-laws arrived, I rushed around madly trying to clean the place up.
What does the adverb madly mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the adverb madly . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
British English: madly / ˈmædlɪ / ADVERB If you do something madly , you do it in a fast, excited, or eager way. We waved madly at the plane, but the pilot didn't see us.
madly adverb (NOT CONTROLLED) Add to word list. (of performing an activity) in a wild, fast, or excited and not controlled way: Just before my in-laws arrived, I rushed around madly trying to clean the place up.
1. : in a mad manner. 2. : to an extreme or excessive degree. madly in love. Synonyms. amok. amuck. berserkly. frantically. frenetically. frenziedly. harum-scarum. hectically. helter-skelter. pell-mell. wildly. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of madly in a Sentence. He told her that he loved her madly.
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