MADLY
What does "MADLY" mean?
In a wild, frantic, or extremely intense manner.
Meanings
- In a frantic, uncontrolled, or reckless way. They dashed madly for the last train.
- To an extreme degree; intensely, especially of love. He was madly in love with her by the second date. informal
Word origin
From Middle English 'madde' (insane, foolish), from Old English 'gemǣd' (driven out of one's mind), plus the adverbial suffix '-ly'.
Remember it
MADLY = MAD + LY: madness wearing the '-ly' costume of an adverb.
A little poem
The clock hands sprinting, breath gone thin-
we ran for it, madly, all elbows and grin,
and missed it, and laughed, and tried again.
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Wordplay
- I fell madly in love with grammar — now I'm completely adverbose.
What it teaches
The things we chase madly are usually the things we feared we'd lose.
Quick facts
What does MADLY mean?
In a wild, frantic, or extremely intense manner.
Is MADLY a valid word?
Yes — MADLY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is MADLY?
MADLY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does MADLY come from?
From Middle English 'madde' (insane, foolish), from Old English 'gemǣd' (driven out of one's mind), plus the adverbial suffix '-ly'.
What can MADLY teach us?
The things we chase madly are usually the things we feared we'd lose.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.