madly

[ mad-lee ]

/ ˈmæd li /

insanely or wildly: The old witch cackled madly.

with desperate haste or intensity; furiously: They worked madly to repair the bridge.

foolishly: They lived madly, wasting all their money.

extremely: They're madly in love.

Origin of madly

Middle English word dating back to 1175–1225; see origin at mad, -ly

Florida teens Brandon Goode and Alex Hollinghurst were madly in love, and wanted to run away together.

The Teen Love Letters that Led to a Tragic Murder-Suicide in Florida |Michael Daly |March 30, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Jeter chased for it madly, maniacally, refusing to let anything act as an impediment.

Bissinger: Praying That Derek Jeter, Baseball’s Classiest Act, Returns to the Game |Buzz Bissinger |October 16, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
As a child growing up in communist Poland, I was madly in love with then long dead Stalin.

All-Zionist Girl |Lily Galili |April 27, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
I was madly in love with one of his two beautiful daughters.

I Sat on Elizabeth Taylor's Knee |John Barry |March 24, 2011 |DAILY BEAST

There is still true love out there, and there are still glamorous couples who are madly in love, even after all these years.

Couples We Can Still Believe In |The Daily Beast |December 24, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
Whatever be your sorrow, and worse than sorrow, your sin, do not madly hasten to that world where there is no peace and no pardon.

Modern Flirtations |Catherine Sinclair
When he madly tries to pull in one, the agile horses strain upon the others.

The Little Lady of Lagunitas |Richard Henry Savage
He had never realized until this moment how beautiful Elsa was, and how madly he loved her.

A Bride of the Plains |Baroness Emmuska Orczy
How he adored that Eden forever closed against him, whence he had voluntarily and madly emerged!

Les Misrables |Victor Hugo
There were few afternoons that term when three or four pupils were not out there, madly studying to avoid remaining after school.

A Busy Year at the Old Squire's |Charles Asbury Stephens

madly

/ (ˈmædlɪ) /

in an insane or foolish manner

with great speed and energy

informal extremely or excessively I love you madly