1
: in a mad manner
2
: to an extreme or excessive degree
madly in love
Examples of madly in a Sentence
He told her that he loved her madly.
She fell madly in love with him.
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During a folklore festival in Estonia, Mahesh, an Indian dancer, and Liis, a local journalist, fall madly in love.
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2025
That the color evokes looking up to the clouds on a clear day should feel like a return to form as the world spins madly on.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
Most cats will be madly attracted to one or more of the above, but some cats will ignore them all.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 28 Nov. 2025
But don’t miss the final beat, when the camera pans left and captures a third character, a woman registering the scene she’s just witnessed before becoming a part of it—her hand on the side of her head, grinning madly.
—Ian Crouch, New Yorker, 28 Nov. 2025
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2025
That the color evokes looking up to the clouds on a clear day should feel like a return to form as the world spins madly on.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
Most cats will be madly attracted to one or more of the above, but some cats will ignore them all.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 28 Nov. 2025
But don’t miss the final beat, when the camera pans left and captures a third character, a woman registering the scene she’s just witnessed before becoming a part of it—her hand on the side of her head, grinning madly.
—Ian Crouch, New Yorker, 28 Nov. 2025
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“Madly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/madly. Accessed 7 Dec. 2025.
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