1
: in a mad manner
2
: to an extreme or excessive degree
madly in love
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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 Beverly Hills, 90210 cast is all grown up and madly in love!
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Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 19 Jan. 2025
Expand All Justin Ervin was 20 years old and madly in love.
—Kallie Cox, Charlotte Observer, 17 Jan. 2025
See who Brandon Walsh, Kelly Taylor, Donna Martin and more fell in love with outside of the teen drama
Comments
The Beverly Hills, 90210 cast is all grown up and madly in love!
—Brendan Le, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025
Salmon schooled along the shore and leaped madly at nothing.
—Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 4 Jan. 2025
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“Madly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/madly. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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