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madly

/ˈmædli/ adverb B2
  1. Without reason or understanding; wildly. · I'm madly in love with you.
  2. Angrily. · Diane screamed madly down the phone to the prank caller.
  3. Extremely surprisingly or unexpectedly.

Comparative madlier · Superlative madliest

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I rushed madly from the room on to the landing.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 45 · B2
He caught it up, devoured it with his eyes, and then danced madly about the room, pressing it to his bosom and shrieking out in his delight.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 93 · B2
I slipped through his grip, and he with a horrible scream kicked madly for a few seconds, and clawed the air with both his hands.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 10 · C1
Instantly the trapdoor at the top flew up, something was screamed to the driver, and the cab flew madly off down Regent Street.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 44 · C1

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