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 story spans 20 years and starts with two teenagers who fall madly in love, a girl from an upper-middle-class family and a boy from a working-class family.
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Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 May 2024
In the movie Her, Theodore (played by Joaquin Phoenix) falls madly in love with his AI assistant Samantha (voiced by Scarlett Johansson), and his obsession with the chatbot leads him to neglect real human relationships.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 14 May 2024
That’s when an American woman falls madly in love with their game ranger.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 4 May 2024
To make each of their exes jealous, Bea and Ben, who secretly can’t stand each other, pretend to be madly in love at the wedding.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 19 Mar. 2024
The pair fall madly in love before hatching a plan to break out of the joint.
—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
Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 May 2024
In the movie Her, Theodore (played by Joaquin Phoenix) falls madly in love with his AI assistant Samantha (voiced by Scarlett Johansson), and his obsession with the chatbot leads him to neglect real human relationships.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 14 May 2024
That’s when an American woman falls madly in love with their game ranger.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 4 May 2024
To make each of their exes jealous, Bea and Ben, who secretly can’t stand each other, pretend to be madly in love at the wedding.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 19 Mar. 2024
The pair fall madly in love before hatching a plan to break out of the joint.
—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
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“Madly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/madly. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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