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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The Nineties were madly in love with Elvis, to the point where the Naked Gun movies could get laughs by casting 1960s Broadway star Robert Goulet as Priscilla Presley’s love interest — an in-joke for fans who knew that her husband hated Goulet and would shoot out TVs at the sight of his face.
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Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2026
The trial was a madly raucous media event, requiring many weeks and a sequestered jury.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 1 Feb. 2026
Zoë Kravitz and Harry Styles are truly, madly in love, says a source.
—Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 1 Feb. 2026
As Benedict madly searches for his Lady in Silver, Sophie’s story unfolds elsewhere, a heartbreaking, decades-spanning tale about power dynamics and class divides.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 29 Jan. 2026
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Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2026
The trial was a madly raucous media event, requiring many weeks and a sequestered jury.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 1 Feb. 2026
Zoë Kravitz and Harry Styles are truly, madly in love, says a source.
—Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 1 Feb. 2026
As Benedict madly searches for his Lady in Silver, Sophie’s story unfolds elsewhere, a heartbreaking, decades-spanning tale about power dynamics and class divides.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 29 Jan. 2026
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“Madly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/madly. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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