1
: in a mad manner
2
: to an extreme or excessive degree
madly in love
Synonyms
Examples of madly in a Sentence
He told her that he loved her madly.
She fell madly in love with him.
Recent Examples on the Web
The pair fall madly in love before hatching a plan to break out of the joint.
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 10 Apr. 2024
Over the course of a single summer, the pair fall madly in love only to be forced apart when Allie’s disapproving parents end their trip early.
—EW.com, 14 Mar. 2024
Just in time for Halloween, audiences will fall madly in love with the hauntingly beautiful Giselle at Music Hall, October 31 – November 3, 2024.
—The Enquirer, 7 Mar. 2024
The film is set in Berlin in 1942, when Hilde falls madly in love with Hans and is joyfully pregnant.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 1 Mar. 2024
Poor, innocent Henrietta falls madly in love with Matthau's character, the first person to shower her with kindness and care.
—Debby Wolfinsohn, EW.com, 4 Feb. 2024
Maybe rooting madly for a sports team wasn’t that different from obsessing over a pop star?
—Ian Crouch, The New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2023
Linda Cardellini as Heather Though Heather's crush on Ed was unrequited, in real life, Linda Cardellini has been madly in love with her partner, Steven Rodriguez, since grade school.
—Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 22 Nov. 2023
The couple quickly became inseparable — beautiful, ambitious and creative, madly in love in a country under daily attack.
—Serhii Korolchuk, Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2023
Todd Spangler, Variety, 10 Apr. 2024
Over the course of a single summer, the pair fall madly in love only to be forced apart when Allie’s disapproving parents end their trip early.
—EW.com, 14 Mar. 2024
Just in time for Halloween, audiences will fall madly in love with the hauntingly beautiful Giselle at Music Hall, October 31 – November 3, 2024.
—The Enquirer, 7 Mar. 2024
The film is set in Berlin in 1942, when Hilde falls madly in love with Hans and is joyfully pregnant.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 1 Mar. 2024
Poor, innocent Henrietta falls madly in love with Matthau's character, the first person to shower her with kindness and care.
—Debby Wolfinsohn, EW.com, 4 Feb. 2024
Maybe rooting madly for a sports team wasn’t that different from obsessing over a pop star?
—Ian Crouch, The New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2023
Linda Cardellini as Heather Though Heather's crush on Ed was unrequited, in real life, Linda Cardellini has been madly in love with her partner, Steven Rodriguez, since grade school.
—Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 22 Nov. 2023
The couple quickly became inseparable — beautiful, ambitious and creative, madly in love in a country under daily attack.
—Serhii Korolchuk, Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2023
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“Madly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/madly. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.
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