madly, insanely, deadly, deucedly, devilishly
(adverb) (used as intensives) extremely; “she was madly in love”; “deadly dull”; “deadly earnest”; “deucedly clever”; “insanely jealous”
insanely, crazily, dementedly, madly
(adverb) in an insane manner; “she behaved insanely”; “he behaves crazily when he is off his medication”; “the witch cackled madly”; “screaming dementedly”
madly, frantically
(adverb) in an uncontrolled manner; “she fought back madly”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
madly (comparative madlier or more madly, superlative madliest or most madly)
In a mad manner; without reason or understanding; wildly.
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Source: Wiktionary
Mad"ly, adv. Etym: [From Mad, a.]
Definition: In a mad manner; without reason or understanding; wildly.
Mad, obs. p. p.
Definition: of Made. Chaucer.
Mad, a. [Compar. Madder; superl. Maddest.] Etym: [AS. gem, gemad, mad; akin to OS. gem foolish, OHG. gameit, Icel. mei to hurt, Goth. gamáids weak, broken.
1. Disordered in intellect; crazy; insane. I have heard my grandsire say full oft, Extremity of griefs would make men mad. Shak.
2. Excited beyond self-control or the restraint of reason; inflamed by violent or uncontrollable desire, passion, or appetite; as, to be mad with terror, lust, or hatred; mad against political reform. It is the land of graven images, and they are mad upon their idols. Jer. 1. 88. And being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto strange cities. Acts xxvi. 11.
3. Proceeding from, or indicating, madness; expressing distraction; prompted by infatuation, fury, or extreme rashness. "Mad demeanor." Milton. Mad wars destroy in one year the works of many years of peace. Franklin. The mad promise of Cleon was fulfilled. Jowett (Thucyd.).
4. Extravagant; immoderate. "Be mad and merry." Shak. "Fetching mad bounds." Shak.
5. Furious with rage, terror, or disease; -- said of the lower animals; as, a mad bull; esp., having hydrophobia; rabid; as, a mad dog.
6. Angry; out of patience; vexed; as, to get mad at a person. [Colloq.]
7. Having impaired polarity; -- applied to a compass needle. [Colloq.] Like mad, like a mad person; in a furious manner; as, to run like mad. L'Estrange.
– To run mad. (a) To become wild with excitement. (b) To run wildly about under the influence of hydrophobia; to become affected with hydrophobia.
– To run mad after, to pursue under the influence of infatuation or immoderate desire. "The world is running mad after farce." Dryden.
Mad, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Madded; p. pr. & vb. n. Madding.]
Definition: To make mad or furious; to madden. Had I but seen thy picture in this plight, It would have madded me. Shak.
Mad, v. i.
Definition: To be mad; to go mad; to rave. See Madding. [Archaic] Chaucer. Festus said with great voice, Paul thou maddest. Wyclif (Acts).
Mad, n. Etym: [AS. ma; akin to D. & G. made, Goth. mapa, and prob. to E. moth.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: An earthworm. [Written also made.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 January 2025
(noun) memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
